The People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force resolutely implement Chairman Xi Jinping's important instructions and continue to fight flood prevention and disaster relief frontline instructions | Flood Control | Chairman
Xinhua News Agency reporters Huang Ming, Liu Yi, and Huang Yichen
Affected by Typhoon Du Suri, extreme rainfall has occurred in North China, Huanghuai, Northeast China, and other regions since the end of July, resulting in severe geological disasters such as floods and waterlogging, causing significant casualties and property damage.
The officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force resolutely obey the commands of the commander-in-chief, act upon orders, charge forward, and bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities, continuously fighting on the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief, and interpreting the mission and responsibility of putting the people first with practical actions.
Urgent reinforcements, fully leveraging the role of military assault teams
The commander cares about the people, and the troops obey orders. Rushing to the disaster area is urgent and urgent——
Entering the key flood control period of "seven down and eight up", the water level of the river near Liulihe Town, Fangshan District, Beijing has been rising due to the continuous heavy rain in recent days, and the risk of flooding has increased sharply. More than 2000 officers and soldiers from a certain detachment of the Beijing Armed Police Force immediately mobilized and built embankments in low-lying areas of the riverbed to protect the safety of life and property of the entire town.
At the same time, dozens of kilometers away from the Baigou River Mission Area in Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province, the officers and men of the "Iron Brigade" of the 82nd Army Group in the Central Theater of Operations arrived at speed, wielding shovel, filling sacks and strengthening the bank in the rainstorm and mud.
In Zhuolu County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, many villages and towns suffered mountain torrents due to rainstorm for several days. Nearly 200 officers and soldiers from a certain brigade of the 81st Group Army of the Central Theater Command Army, carrying over 40 units of engineering repair and mechanized bridge equipment, rushed overnight from multiple training sites to the affected areas
The flood situation is an order, and life is more important than Mount Tai. Under the unified command of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission, more forces of the people's soldiers are gathering on the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief. A series of deployments are issued from the command center:
The Joint Operations Command Center of the Central Theater Command established a command post before August 1st, coordinating over 10000 officers, soldiers, and militia to carry out orderly rescue operations in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and other places.
The Joint Operations Command Center of the Northern Theater Command issued special instructions five times, promptly dispatching forward command posts to the directions of Heilongjiang and Jilin. Multiple units of the Army, Air Force, and Navy of the Theater Command were ordered to deploy.
The combat service command center of the People's Armed Police Force operates 24 hours a day, dispatching troops and dynamically coordinating various types of support according to changes in flood conditions in various directions.
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In times of crisis, the hearts of the Party and the people are connected; At the critical moment of life and death, soldiers and the people are together!
As "Du Suri" moves northward, floods are approaching many parts of Heilongjiang Province, posing a risk of flooding in towns and villages. On the early morning of August 4th, soldiers from a certain composite brigade and a certain industrial and chemical brigade of the 78th Group Army of the Northern Theater Command rushed to the disaster area in two separate routes with large mechanical equipment; More than 200 officers and soldiers from the Harbin Detachment of the Armed Police Heilongjiang Corps fought for 9 hours overnight in the Shangzhi section of the Ant River.
Wherever there is a disaster, the troops will appear. On the front line of disaster relief, party flag red and camouflage green are everywhere——
On the Fengsha Railway, whose roadbed was washed away by the rainstorm, Wang Feng, the chief of staff of a detachment of the Beijing Armed Police Corps, led more than 40 officers and soldiers to form a commando team, and trekked 12 kilometers to reach the trapped area of the passenger train; More than 1000 villagers were trapped at the resettlement site of Jingya School in Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. Liu Weiping, the commander of the Chengde Military Sub district, led the way into the 15 meter per second flood for on-site investigation and analysis; Zhou Kunxun, Political Commissar of the People's Armed Forces Department in Shulan City, Jilin Province, encountered danger on his way to the front line and sacrificed himself on duty
"We must show the people through practical actions that the Party and the country will never give up on anyone," said Jia Hongyun, the on-site commander of the Armed Police Heilongjiang Corps.
Bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities and make every effort to protect the safety of people's lives and property
After the rainstorm, the roads, power and communication of Yanglinshui Village, Fangshan District, Beijing were cut off and lost contact with the outside world.
On the morning of August 3rd, a certain composite brigade of the 82nd Group Army of the Central Theater Command was ordered to send a reconnaissance team to advance towards Yanglinshui Village. Climbing almost vertical cliffs and crossing deep ditches with turbulent water flow, the officers and soldiers arrived at Yanglin Water Village and found that a 13-year-old girl was seriously injured when a flash flood came.
The deputy commander of the reconnaissance battalion, Zhou Xin, immediately organized the officers and soldiers to escort the girl. After more than 4 hours of trek, the officers and soldiers used their shoulders as stairs and backs as bridges, opening up a path for the girl's life.
Wherever there are difficulties, the army will attack them.
There are many places in North China, and rainstorm is pouring in. The officers and soldiers charged forward and fought continuously——
The Central Theater Command Air Force dispatched helicopters to survey the disaster situation, providing important reference for ground forces conducting rescue operations in a vast ocean; Multiple professional rescue forces from the 81st and 82nd Army Groups of the Central Theater Command Army rushed to clear roads and reinforce embankments; The officers and soldiers of the Beijing and Hebei Armed Police Force continue to search and rescue missing and trapped personnel; Militia from Hebei Military Region dispatched to 6 locations for emergency and disaster relief
The flood prevention line in Northeast China is full of dangers. The officers and soldiers are racing against the imminent passing peak of the flood——
At 4am on August 5th, the Air Force Aviation Brigade of the Northern Theater Command stationed in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, where the People's Air Force took off, quickly formed an emergency flood prevention and rescue team. 200 officers and soldiers braved the rain to carry out embankment patrol tasks.
As of 8:00 on the 7th, multiple river water level alarms have been issued in Heilongjiang Province, and the risk level of multiple river channel locations in Jilin Province has increased.
The river exceeds the warning water level! Blue flood warning!
More than 350 officers and soldiers from a certain brigade of the 78th Group Army of the Northern Theater Command worked tirelessly day and night, constructing over 1000 meters of embankments and continuing to raise and extend them to fully face the flood peak. Just a few days ago, this group of officers and soldiers rescued and transferred more than 30 trapped people overnight in Shangzhi City, and went to various places such as Qiqihar City, Mudanjiang City, and Harbin City to carry out the task of building and reinforcing embankments.
At the same time, officers and soldiers from the Changchun and Songyuan branches of the Jilin Armed Police Force urgently rushed to key flood control areas for inspection, maintenance, and embankment protection, fully ensuring the safety of people's lives and property
In times of crisis, soldiers always prioritize the interests of the people.
Go all out and resolutely complete the tasks assigned by the Party and the people
On the 6th in Beijing, the heavy rain stopped for the first time.
Less than 5 meters away from the village committee of Gaoyakou Village in Liucun Town, Changping District, is a new "river" several tens of meters wide that has been washed out by floods. This was originally the only way into the mountain, but the flood has already hollowed out the several meter high roadbed.
Amidst a loud roar, several large construction machinery from a certain engineering brigade of the 82nd Group Army of the Central Theater Command were clearing the river and backfilling the roadbed.
In front of the village committee, a hardened road surface that only allows bicycles to pass has been cleared. For hundreds of people in convective villages and towns, this is the path of life to overcome difficulties and the hope to rebuild their homes.
Currently, the People's Army still has multiple engineering units, pontoon bridges, and communication units carrying professional equipment to support local areas, and is working hard to repair damaged infrastructure such as transportation, communication, and electricity.
The flood receded, and the once bustling commercial street in Diaowo Town, Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province was in chaos.
"After receiving the order from the superior, our task has shifted from patrolling and fixing embankments to post disaster reconstruction. At present, we are mainly responsible for road dredging, dredging and disinfection and sterilization, and other related work to help people restore production and living order as soon as possible," said Lu Fengliang, chief of a service brigade of the 82nd Army Group in the Central Theater of Operations.
The weather is stuffy and hot, with a particularly pungent odor from the garbage dump. After three hours of continuous fighting, the streets were reopened.
In the mountainous area of Laishui County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, after the flood receded, roads were severely damaged and the water flow remained turbulent.
On August 5th at 8:00 am, the People's Armed Forces Department of Laishui County was ordered to organize 65 militia members to transport daily necessities to Tangjiazhuang Village in Zhaogezhuang Town, which was the most severely affected in the deep mountains. By 3am on the 6th, after four consecutive transfers, the militia members finally delivered all the supplies.
After the disaster, the Laishui militia team dispatched more than 20 times to transport urgently needed daily necessities such as tents, bedding, and food to the disaster stricken villages in the deep mountains, solving the basic living needs of the affected people.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Central Theater Command urgently allocated disinfection and epidemic prevention materials, and formed an epidemic prevention team to arrive at the task area, responsible for food safety, water and drug testing, and infectious disease prevention; The 984th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force dispatched a medical team to go deep into the disaster area to carry out free clinics, patrols, and treatment of the injured; The hospital of Hebei Armed Police Corps sent a team to carry out post disaster disinfection and sterilization and publicize epidemic prevention knowledge
If the flood does not recede, the soldiers of the younger generation will never retreat.
This summer, the People's Army once again proved through actions that in the face of floods, there is a kind of confidence in the hearts of the people called "people's soldiers"!
