5 people have died and 3 people have been lost. Villagers in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang have experienced short-term heavy rainfall | Floods | Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
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From the evening of July 22nd to the early morning of July 23rd, short-term heavy rainfall in Fuyang District, Hangzhou City caused flash floods, resulting in local mountain collapses and mudslides, involving places such as Dayuan Town, Shangguan Township, and Changlv Town. As of 14:00 on July 23, there were a total of 5 deaths and 3 loss of contact due to multiple factors and multiple factors; 32 small watershed flash floods, 144 geological hazards, 26 damaged or collapsed old houses, 1619 households affected by power outages, 42 vehicles flooded, and 21 road interruptions occurred in the entire region.
【 Previous News 】
On the afternoon of July 22, rainstorm suddenly fell in some areas of Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and a village in Dayuan Town was flooded, flooding many villagers' houses, resulting in 5 deaths and 2 loss of communication. At present, multiple local departments are carrying out mass transfer and search and rescue work.
According to online videos, in a narrow river channel, a torrent poured down from the upstream, overflowing the riverbank and rushing into the homes of residents on both sides of the river. Several private cars were swept into the river by the torrent; Firefighters and rescue workers carried out rescue work in the darkness. After the flood receded, several private cars were blocked in the middle of the river, and rescue vehicles were carrying out cleaning work.
Scenes of debris flow outbreaks
On July 23, a villager in Luocun Village, Dayuan Town, Fuyang District, Hangzhou told Jimu News that at about 5 p.m. on July 22, heavy rainstorm began to fall locally. About an hour later, the water level of a local river surged and the water overflowed the riverbank. Several houses of villagers in the village were flooded, and some cars were washed away, while others were washed away. She heard that some villagers were washed away by the flood.
Mr. Li, a villager of Luocun Village, said that his house was flooded during the rainstorm on the evening of the 22nd, but his family was safe. The river where the mudslide occurred is called Luocun Creek. The last flood occurred about 5 years ago, and the previous floods were not as severe as this year. According to his understanding, there were dozens of flooded houses in the village, and some of the old houses of some villagers were washed away, and several cars were washed away.
Scenes after the end of debris flow
Mr. Luo, a villager from Luocun, said that he and his family have been transferred to Dayuan Town, and the basement of his house has been soaked, causing damage to goods worth tens of thousands of yuan. He heard that several villagers in the village have lost contact, and three of them are his acquaintances. Some of the villagers who lost contact opened small shops. When the flood came, they wanted to rescue something, but it was washed away. When they were found, they had unfortunately died. Currently, two villagers have not been found.
"The water in the river rose within a few minutes. Seeing a flood, I rushed out of the door and moved my car to a higher location. When I got home, my basement had already been flooded," Mr. Luo said.
A source told Jimu News reporters that her uncle and aunt were washed away by the flood, and currently their uncle has been found, but they have not been found yet.
The staff of the Luocun Village Committee confirmed that 7 villagers have been washed away, 5 have been found, and 2 are missing. Multiple departments are currently searching. Among the 5 villagers found, one died after being sent to the hospital, while the other 4 were found without any vital signs.
On the morning of July 23rd, Jimu News made multiple phone calls to the government of Dayuan Town, but the calls remained unanswered.
The staff of Dayuan Police Station in Hangzhou told Jimu News reporters that after the incident, public security, firefighting, town government officials, and village officials have been conducting search and rescue work.
The Jimu News reporter noticed that the official WeChat official account of the Publicity Department of the Fuyang District Party Committee "Fuyang Release" released at 0:05 on July 23 showed that from the afternoon of July 22, rainstorm suddenly fell in some areas of Fuyang District, and local heavy rainstorm. At 18:50 on July 22, Fuyang launched the flood control level II emergency response.
