Fighting floods and defending homes —— A report from the front line of flood control and disaster relief in Harbin
Xinhua News Agency, Harbin, August 15th Title: Fighting floods and defending homes — — Report from the front line of flood control and disaster relief in Harbin
Xinhua News Agency reporters Liu Wei, Guan Jiantao and Yang Siqi
Harbin and Songhua River pass through the city, and there are thousands of miles of fertile fields on both sides. In the past few days, typhoons "Du Surui" and "Kanu" have brought rare floods in history, and the flood control situation is extremely severe.
Forced drainage of stagnant water, reinforcement of dams and relocation … … Local party committees and governments at all levels quickly mobilized all forces to co-ordinate the response to floods and post-disaster reconstruction.
Not afraid of danger, charge in the front line.
Since August 1, heavy rainfall has hit Harbin, and the flood control pressure in Songhua River, Mayi River and Lalin River has suddenly increased, and many hydrological stations have exceeded the warning water level. Flood disasters occurred in nine cities and counties under the jurisdiction of Harbin, including Wuchang, Shangzhi, Shuangcheng, Yanshou, Fangzheng and Yilan.
At 2 o’clock in the morning on the 3rd, a sudden rainstorm occurred in Jifeng Village, Laojieji Township, shangzhi city. Knowing that some residents failed to evacuate in time, zhang yan, the squadron leader of the 1st Squadron of the Patrol Special Police Brigade of shangzhi city Public Security Bureau, went upstream and came to the rescue. At that time, the lights were dim, the water on the road was knee-deep, and the water was turbid and turbulent. He and his colleagues risked many times to go back and forth and rescued more than 20 residents.
Some farmland and roads in Yanshou County, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province were flooded (photo taken on August 5, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency (photo by Gu Jingkun)
"Race against the flood, you can’t wait a minute." Zhao Yan, director of the Emergency Management Bureau of shangzhi city, said that the current heavy rainfall caused 17 towns and villages in the city to be affected to varying degrees, and the city set up a leading group for dealing with extreme weather and seven special classes, with a total of 20,806 people transferred and resettled.
"Everyone who can do the work is out!" On the evening of the 7th, near Yonghe Village, Handian Town, Shuangcheng District, near the Lalin River, yellow mud soup rolled in. Yang Zhaowen, secretary of the village party branch, urgently called the villagers, built a 680-meter-long protective belt overnight, and equipped a special person to inspect it. "Where is the piping, where should it be raised? We must rush at the first time and grab time with the rainstorm." Yang Zhaowen said.
Wuchang city is a well-known hometown of high-quality rice. Along the Mangniu River and Lalin River, Shahezi Town, Chonghe Town and other towns and villages were affected. Du Ping, secretary of the Wuchang Municipal Party Committee, said that the municipal party committee and the municipal government changed two middle schools in the city into centralized resettlement sites, and set up transfer resettlement groups, material support groups, health management groups, psychological counseling groups, medical treatment groups and logistics support groups to create a "shelter from the wind" for the affected people.
Deal with it in advance and play a good first move.
"Compared with previous years, this flood came big and urgent, and we lost our preparation in advance." Yilan county is located at the confluence of Songhua River and Mudanjiang River. Since the end of July, Hongqi Breeding Farm has set up early defense.
Song Chunzhe, director of the field, said that in the past 10 days, more than 600 cadres shouldered their shoulders, built a 1.5-kilometer-long dam, worked out plans, prepared materials, set up commandos and other flood control and rescue work at the same time, and nearly 10,000 mu of fertile land was safe.
The main person in charge of the Harbin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government said that in the face of rare public grievances, the city adheres to the people first and life first, races against time to make solid emergency preparations for flood control, typhoon prevention, rescue and disaster relief, and strives to minimize losses and resolutely protect people’s lives and property.
On August 5, firefighters from Harbin Forest Fire Brigade transferred trapped people in Yanshou County, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yizhen photo
The reporter saw in Wuchang, Shangzhi and other cities and counties where floods occurred that local leaders at Harbin level were stationed and guaranteed to analyze and judge the flood situation in key areas and key parts. In the event of flood, it is necessary to ensure that the transfer and hedging should be turned to the full, and should be turned to the early.
Fill the sandbags, carry them on your shoulders, and make rapid progress … … At noon on the 8th, in Zengchan Village, Wanlong Township, Shuangcheng District, Harbin, more than 800 officers and men wore camouflage uniforms and life jackets to build a "White Great Wall" with white sandbags about two kilometers. They guard against the danger of piping and breach of dikes, and only rest for two or three hours a day on average.
Affected by "Kanu", significant rainfall occurred again in Harbin from the night of 11th to the day of 13th. More than 700 employees of Harbin Water Development Group stick to the flood season for 37 hours, while re-inspecting and re-clearing the pipe network, while deploying their strength in key areas such as tunnels and bridges, low-lying sections and areas prone to water accumulation, with all their efforts to prevent risks and ensure urban safety.
Every second counts, fighting disasters and ensuring harvest.
Disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction is a big test for Party committees and governments at all levels in Harbin, and it is also the most concerned and urgent problem for the people in disaster areas.
"Rice is heading and flowering, and the flood has dealt a great blow. Drainage one minute earlier will give rice more hope of flowering and grouting. " In Yanshou County Credit Cooperative Organic Rice Professional Cooperative, Yao Hongliang, the chairman of the cooperative, is leading the members to drain the flooded paddy fields, organizing drones to spray foliar fertilizer and rice blast resistant drugs, and making every effort to grab the output.
On August 11th, the staff of Agricultural Technology Extension Center in shangzhi city, Heilongjiang Province inspected the situation of rice in a local paddy field soaked by flood. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Tao photo
Blood pressure measurement, cardiac auscultation, Chinese medicine health guidance, one-on-one answering questions, and free distribution of disease prevention drugs … … On the 12th, founder county Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine sent 10 professionals from the departments of internal medicine, surgery, acupuncture and massage, and rehabilitation physiotherapy to Tianmen Township on the south bank of Songhua River to carry out free clinic, and the local affected people enjoyed medical treatment services without leaving their hometown.
"What the affected people need to look forward to urgently is the starting point and the foothold of the current work." Gao Shouxing, deputy head of founder county, said that the county has set up a ledger of planned transfer personnel involving 4 townships, 11 villages and 1,315 people, and set up a disaster situation verification task force to find out the disaster situation from house to house, so as to ensure that people’s lives in the disaster areas are guaranteed and production is resumed in an orderly manner.
"Pay close attention to drainage to prevent rice blast", "Pay attention to the weather and spray foliar fertilizer appropriately" and "If you can grab it, you must grab it … …” In the past few days, the flood has gradually subsided, and agricultural experts at all levels from provinces, cities, counties and townships have gone to villages and villages in the affected areas to guide farmers to seize the window period to carry out self-help. A tough battle against disasters and ensure harvest is underway.