Only 59 years old, sad! A village cadre died during a flood prevention patrol
According to the CCTV News client, 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, the investigation of the accident and the aftermath are in progress.
According to Wu Xuewen, director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Emergency Management Department, since June 9, Jiangxi Province has experienced the longest duration, heaviest rainfall intensity and widest coverage this year. This rainfall basically covers the entire province of Jiangxi, with a cumulative rainfall of 320 mm, nearly 80% more than the multi-year average. Since June 22, rainfall has mainly concentrated in northern Jiangxi and northern central Jiangxi. According to the forecast of the meteorological department, rainfall in Jiangxi Province will still be in this area in the next two days. Therefore, affected by the continuous rainfall, Xiuhe River, Le'an River and Changjiang River in Jiangxi Province have all experienced floods above warning levels recently, and some river sections are still rising.
According to hydrological forecasts, Xingzi Station, the representative station of Poyang Lake, may also experience floods exceeding the warning level, so the flood control pressure in Jiangxi Province is further increased. At present, we are facing a situation of fighting on two fronts. On the one hand, we must continue to pay attention to the prevention work in key areas such as mountain torrents and geological disasters, small and medium-sized river floods, urban and rural waterlogging, and small and medium-sized reservoirs, tailings ponds, and water-related projects under construction that may be caused by heavy rainfall. On the other hand, we must also pay close attention to the defense of embankments along the river and lake under high water levels of rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Because there are many embankments in Jiangxi, and there are more than 3,300 kilometers around Poyang Lake, the pressure of defense is still very high.
In addition, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued an orange rainstorm warning at 6:00 on June 26, and heavy rainstorms are expected in parts of northern Jiangxi and other places from 08:00 on June 26 to 08:00 on June 27.
