The reservoir is temporarily suspending flood discharge! 13 tourists camping and barbecue trapped
Dandong Police
Urgently contact the reservoir to temporarily suspend flood discharge!
Because there are currently 13 camping tourists downstream
Trapped due to surging river water!
Police and firefighters rescued stranded tourists at the scene. Fang Chao, an instructor at the Dandong Kuandian Hushan Border Police Station, told reporters that to their disappointment, the reservoir had notified them to discharge the flood, but these 13 people knew nothing about it.
Fang Chao introduced that they received a 110 call on the evening of September 2nd at around 7pm, stating that 13 tourists were camping and barbecuing on the riverbank more than 100 meters downstream of the Yinhe Bridge in Hushan Town. Due to the flood discharge from the upstream reservoir and the sudden rise of the river water, the roads were flooded and tourists were trapped.
The police quickly rushed to the scene with rescue equipment. "The tourists were on a relatively flat slope that was usually higher than the river, but after the river surged, the road leading to the slope was submerged and could not return."
Fang Chao said that in addition to 13 tourists, there were also 3 cars and 1 truck trapped. "There is a water surface fifty or sixty meters wide from the shore," he said
Due to the darkness of the sky, the distance being too far, and the unclear water situation, the police did not dare to delay. They immediately reported to their superiors, contacted firefighting and rescue personnel for support, and also contacted the reservoir to temporarily suspend flood discharge. The momentum of the rushing river water began to slow down, and the water level also declined.
![The reservoir is temporarily suspending flood discharge! 13 tourists camping and barbecue trapped](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/967192fd091d6626083170abb845f59c.jpg)
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the police and firefighters secured the rescue ropes, put on life jackets, and went down the river, wading step by step towards the stranded tourists. "The deepest part of the river reaches waist deep..."
After 20 minutes of effort, rescue personnel finally crossed the water surface of fifty or sixty meters to reach the trapped tourist's side, and then helped the trapped tourist carefully wade back into a safe area. After 6 round trips, 13 people were successfully rescued.
According to Mr. Li, who reported to the police, these stranded tourists were all classmates. In the afternoon of that day, they self drove from Dandong City to come here for a camping gathering. "We were busy with the excitement and barbecue, but we didn't know the reservoir was leaking water. When we found out, the water was already knee high."
Actually, the reservoir flood discharge has been notified
But Mr. Li and others from within Dandong city are not familiar with it
Fang Chao reminds the general public
Playing and camping by the river in an unfamiliar place
They are all very dangerous things,
I hope everyone must pay attention when going out to play
![The reservoir is temporarily suspending flood discharge! 13 tourists camping and barbecue trapped](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/c7122600446a64f4f58921193a381673.jpeg)