The heavy rain in Aba, Sichuan has caused casualties. How much area around Sichuan will it be affected?
It’s hard to say how big the impact will be, but all aspects of Sichuan will be affected to a greater or lesser extent. In addition, Sichuan is a basin in the earthquake zone, which is prone to earthquakes. In the case of natural disasters, the government's emergency measures should also be stepped up.
Affected by heavy rainfall from the evening of August 19th to the morning of August 20th, a sudden debris flow disaster occurred in Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture, causing many towns and villages to be affected to varying degrees. At present, the Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has launched a Level IV flood control emergency response. The Emergency Management Department coordinates relevant units to carry out air rescue for people trapped on the island, and dispatches a working group to the Wenchuan disaster area to guide local emergency rescue. At the same time, relevant rescue and technical forces were urgently mobilized to rush to the disaster area.
A reporter from Sichuan News Network learned today from China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group Co., Ltd.: "Affected by heavy rains in some areas of Sichuan Province, starting from 08:40 today, the Neiliu Railway, Chengdu-Kunming Railway, and Chengdu-Chongqing Railway will In order to ensure the safety of train operations, the rainfall in some sections of the , Chengya-Chengdu Railway, Baocheng-Chengdu Railway and other lines has been blocked and inspected, and passenger trains passing through the relevant sections will be delayed to varying degrees. "
Although natural disasters and man-made disasters are inevitable, there are still many frontline soldiers protecting the victims. We should respect them. They are true people's heroes who have been fighting silently on the front line.
At 3 pm on the 0th, in the full-time fire brigade of Shuimo Town, the body of the sacrificed firefighter Geng Siqiong was lying quietly next to the fire truck. His comrade Yan Xiaolin had red eyes and was very tired.
At 2:21 a.m. on the 20th, the Wenchuan Brigade of the Aba Detachment received a call from the masses, saying that flash floods occurred in Sanjiang Town, Gengda Township and other places in Wenchuan, and people were trapped.
Subsequently, the Wenchuan Brigade dispatched the Yingxiu Town full-time team, the Shuimo Town full-time team, and the Wenchuan Squadron to rescue.
The grief-stricken Yan Xiaolin told reporters that after receiving the police order, a group of seven of them drove a rescue vehicle to Sanjiang Town. However, just two or three kilometers out of Shuimo Town, the rescue vehicle encountered floods.
"About three o'clock in the morning, the water level was not deep at first, only reaching the bottom of the wheel. We continued to move forward." He said, in just a few seconds, suddenly, mixed with wood and garbage, Waiting for the debris, the flood rushed over and there was no time to react.
As the water level became deeper and deeper, the firefighters began to rescue themselves. Seven people climbed onto the roof of the car one after another, but the water level was still rising. The raging flood rushed the vehicle ten meters away.
"At this time, there was a tree next to the roadside, and three of our firefighters climbed up the tree, including Gensiqiong." Yan Xiaolin said, and then another wave of floods hit the vehicle again. He rushed out more than ten meters away.
Because it was early in the morning and the light was dark, after the flood hit, the water level rose. Gensiqiong and another firefighter were involved in the flood.
Yan Xiaolin climbed onto the roof of the car and searched for Geng Siqiong’s figure. “They all wore helmets with lights on the helmets.” By searching for the lights, Yan Xiaolin found that Geng Siqiong and another comrade were leaving. He was more than ten meters away, surrounded by floods.
But this light flashed and then disappeared.
"I saw that the two lights were originally pointing towards the sky, but after flickering for a while, they were gone. They were washed away."
After Gens lost contact In the early morning of the 20th, with the help of local villagers, firefighters found Gensiqiong two kilometers away from the accident site, but he was already dead.
Yan Xiaolin was also swept into the flood and escaped by grabbing a tree by the roadside.
Geng Siqiong was born in 1986. He is not yet married. He has an older brother and older sister at home. His family has learned the bad news.
On the afternoon of the 20th, the mist-filled Shuimo Ancient Town continued to rain, and the rescue team was still heading towards Sanjiang, Gengda and other trapped towns.
Gen Siqiong had worked at the water mill for 9 years. Beside his body, his comrades lit 20 cigarettes and a small bottle of liquor for him to express their condolences.
Gensi left in poverty. He died on the land of Wenchuan where he had fought for 9 years. He died, but his comrades were still on their way to rescue.