A village cadre in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province, was unfortunately killed during a flood prevention inspection.
According to the WeChat public account of "Wanzai Release", at 16:19 on June 25, 2024, Ouyang Xiaoping, Party Secretary and Village Committee Director of Honglu Village, Huangmao Town, Wanzai County, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, went to the fields of Honglu Group in the village to inspect the flooding of paddy fields and the flood situation of Honglu Creek. At around 17:18, when inspecting the Chachong Pond in the village, it was found that the water level of the pond had risen rapidly due to short-term heavy rainfall, and there was a danger of overflowing the dam surface, which would seriously endanger the lives and property of more than 500 villagers in more than 180 households downstream of the pond. Comrade Ouyang Xiaoping took emergency measures to eliminate dangers at the first time. In the process of clearing the siltation of the water pipe, an accident occurred and he was unfortunately killed at the age of 59. At present, post-processing and other work are in progress.
Photos of Ouyang Xiaoping during his lifetime. Image from the WeChat public account "Wanzai Release"
The reporter noticed that Wanzai County has been hit by continuous heavy rainfall in recent days. From 18:00 on June 24, the local government initiated a level 4 emergency response for flood control.
At 05:15 on June 26, the Wanzai County Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow rainstorm warning: It is expected that in the next 6 hours, precipitation in parts of Bailiang Town, Baishui Township, Chixing Township, Gaocheng Town, Gaocun Town, Huangmao Town, Jiaohu Township, Lingdong Township, Luocheng Town, Mabu Township, Sanxing Town, Shuangqiao Town, Tanbu Town, Wanzai County Industrial Park, Xianyuan Township, Zhutan Town, Kangle Street, and Efeng Township may reach more than 50 mm, accompanied by local strong convective weather such as short-term heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Please pay attention to prevent secondary disasters such as urban and rural waterlogging, floods in small and medium rivers, mountain torrents and geological disasters that may be caused by heavy rainfall.
At 10:10 on June 26, the Wanzai County Natural Resources Bureau and the Wanzai County Meteorological Bureau jointly issued an orange warning signal for geological disaster meteorological risks: from June 24 to 26, Wanzai County experienced continuous heavy rain and torrential rain, with local cumulative rainfall exceeding 340 mm. It is expected that precipitation will continue until the end of this month, and the heavy precipitation areas will overlap. There is a high risk of small collapses, landslides, and mud-rock flows in areas prone to geological disasters. Geological disaster monitors in all townships, towns, and farms are requested to strengthen geological disaster inspections and investigations. Important geological disaster sites should strengthen prevention, and people in dangerous areas should be evacuated in a timely manner. Strict disaster prevention measures should be taken for engineering construction.