Get in touch! Go straight to Shulan, Jilin to rescue and rescue the mud | Cangyan | Rescue and disaster relief
Jilin, August 6th, China News Network (Xinhua) Question: "Get in touch!" Direct attack on the emergency and disaster relief efforts in Shulan, Jilin
China News Network reporter Cang Yan and Shi Hongyu
After the flash flood hit the village, the ravines along the road were filled with unfathomable silt and accumulated water. Every step taken by 40 year old Yu Haoyuan was very difficult - he had a burly figure but his feet were very slippery. The Qingsong Forest Farm, which cannot be reached by vehicles, is 10 kilometers away from them. He and 8 team members need to climb over the flooded barren mountains to maintain a "passage of life".
Yu Haoyuan stood next to the damaged road. Photo by journalist Cang Yan
"Daocheng" Shulan is a small town in Northeast China, and this season is the growth period of rice. Heavy rainfall caused flooding in villages and towns such as Jinma Town, Kaiyuan Town, and Qili Township in Shulan City, with some bridges collapsing, roads damaged, and information and communication interrupted.
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The Qingsong Forest Farm has become an isolated island hanging outside. Yu Haoyuan is the head of the Medical Affairs Department of the Shulan City Health Commission. As a member of the "Medical Assault Team", they are responsible for delivering medical assistance to the "isolated island" - "The unknown situation is the biggest trouble."
Yu Haoyuan said that when they walked to Qidi Village on foot, they began to provide assistance to the villagers. "Mainly some scratches and abrasions, when we saw the villagers gradually withdrawing, we were very excited." They continued to move towards the "island" direction and pointed out the retreat route for the villagers they encountered.
The bridges leading to Qingsong Forest Farm have all been damaged, and the team can only carry emergency kits to search for new paths. Several mountains have become "bridges" for the team to cross due to their high terrain and good visibility. The road is very slippery, and we need to avoid trees and branches. The team members take care of each other and walk through the mountains and forests.
After walking for over two hours, the team finally saw 161 people taking refuge in the forest office. The mental state of young adults is good, but villagers who suffer from geriatric diseases need diagnosis and treatment.
After conducting basic examinations for elderly patients, the team members began preparing for the evacuation of injured and elderly individuals. With the assistance of the search team's special police, everyone gradually evacuated.
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As the first rescue team to arrive in a severely affected area after the disaster, the Jilin Fire Rescue Detachment is a leading member of the search and rescue team. This advance search and rescue team, consisting of 14 members, rushed into the disaster area to carry out search and rescue reconnaissance work. Firefighters and rescue personnel use special vehicles to slowly move forward. In areas covered by rapids and impassable by special vehicles, team members grope for relatively slow flow positions, use ropes to build rope bridges, and pass through in groups in an orderly manner. Along the way, they rescue and transfer multiple trapped and injured people.
Firefighters and rescue personnel are in the process of rescuing. Photo provided by Jilin Fire Rescue Brigade
"Liudi Village, get in touch!" "Qidi Village, get in touch!" "Qingsong Forest Farm, get in touch!"... The reports coming from satellite phones time and time again are inspiring. After nearly 36 hours of unremitting efforts, the advance search and rescue team contacted all the lost villages, and all the lost points caused by the flood in Shulan were restored to connectivity.
Rescue personnel are transferring the crowd head-on. Photo provided by Jilin Fire Rescue Brigade.
It is understood that 4 people with minor injuries among the trapped personnel in Qingsong Forest Farm have been treated, and 5 people have been transferred to resettlement sites. Helicopters have been arranged to deliver 300 people/set of supplies.
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The current round of rainfall has basically come to an end, resulting in 6 deaths and 4 public officials missing due to emergency rescue efforts. During the emergency rescue, Shulan City carried out two transfers, preventive and emergency, with a total of 18916 personnel transferred.
By the evening of the 6th, villagers trapped in the Qingsong Forest Farm were gradually descending the mountain. But Yu Haoyuan's work is far from over, and the post disaster epidemic prevention and reconstruction work is still heavy.
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