Gaoguan Town organized volunteers in its jurisdiction to assist hospitals in disaster relief work. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Chengkou County Committee
People’s Daily Online, Chongqing, September 1 ST From 20: 00 on August 27 to 18: 00 on the 30 th, Chengkou County was affected by heavy rainfall in recent days. 22 towns (streets) in the county were affected to varying degrees, and some houses, vehicles, farmland, roads and bridges were damaged, which seriously affected people’s production and life.
After the disaster, Party organizations at all levels in Chengkou County and the broad masses of cadres and masses in party member always insisted that people’s interests were above everything else, and went all out to fight floods and rescue, and 1,249 residents were evacuated in spite of the rainstorm. A series of emergency rescue and disaster relief measures were carried out in an orderly and tense manner. The touching scenes of party member cadres and masses Qi Li’s resistance to natural disasters kept flashing, and bright red party flag fluttered high in the front line of emergency rescue and disaster relief.
Heavy rain hit the city entrance and responded quickly to reassure the people.
In some areas of Gaoguanchang town, the water has been flooded for more than 20 centimeters, flooding half of the wheels; Some houses along the river in Minsheng Village, Bashan Town have been flooded; City (Kou) Wu (Xi) Highway and Chengguan No.2 Road (county town to Gaoguan town) suffered from mudslides to varying degrees; The south bridge head of Gaoguan Bridge on Chengwu Road collapsed, and the distribution facilities and equipment were seriously damaged, resulting in power failure for 18,000 users …
A series of disasters were reported to the county flood control and drought relief headquarters. The county party committee and the county government attached great importance to it and quickly launched the emergency plan. From 5: 53 on August 29, the flood control level IV emergency response was upgraded to flood control level III emergency response. Cadres always kept a high degree of vigilance, clearly understood the current severe situation of flood control, implemented various work measures in detail, connected each prevention and rescue link well, and effectively put ensuring the safety of people’s lives in the first place.
Under the scientific decision-making and correct command of the county party committee and the county government, the party committees of the affected towns responded quickly, launched the emergency plan for emergency rescue and disaster relief at the first time, and carried out intense and orderly disaster relief work.
State Grid Chongqing Chengkou Power Supply Company started Class IV emergency warning at the first time, and invested 45 emergency vehicles, 25 emergency repair teams, and 150 emergency repair personnel were sent to various power-off administrative villages; Due to the road interruption, the Tower Company organized emergency rescue personnel to urgently call vehicles and 20 emergency generators from Kaizhou and Wanzhou for the follow-up communication base station support task; County Water Conservancy Bureau immediately contacted Wanyuan Fangban, Bashan Town and the reservoir management unit, and dispatched the reservoir by means of dispatching the reservoir in advance and peak-shifting flood discharge. Now the water level of Bashan Reservoir has dropped to the normal water level. The county transportation bureau sent four rescue teams to timely rescue and restore 9 mudslides and rockfalls; Villages and towns have dispatched 120 militiamen, assisted the local authorities to urgently transfer more than 700 people, and rescued 1.6 tons of transferred materials and equipment.
"According to statistics, there are 37 geological disasters in the county, including 21 landslides, 1 unstable slope, 3 mudslides, 3 dangerous rock collapses and 9 others." According to the relevant person in charge of the County Emergency Management Bureau, with the joint efforts of the people in the county, all disaster sites have been properly disposed of, and the surrounding people have completed emergency transfer and avoidance. At present, they are continuing to closely monitor the changes in the disaster situation and fully protect the lives and property of the people.
Go to the front line to rescue and charge, and warm the hearts of the people before.
After the floods and mudslides, the roads, houses and trees still have traces of disasters. Facing the devastation caused by the rainstorm, party member cadres in various towns (streets) rushed forward. They take the initiative to show their flags, identities and images, actively participate in the front line of rescue and disaster relief, hand in hand with the people in the disaster areas, heart to heart, and strive to resist disasters.
Yang Zuobing is the party branch secretary of Shijing Community in Xiuqi Town. From August 26th to 29th, it was his special leave to treat facial paralysis. Due to the rainstorm raid, Yang Zuobing gave up his scheduled trip and went back to the community to carry out the prevention and control of ground disasters.
During the rainstorm, Yang Zuobing went home one by one to find out the disaster situation, persuaded Liu Litao and other 6 households and 12 villagers to move out of the dangerous area, and coordinated the accommodation and prepared daily necessities for the emergency transfer of people.
In addition, party member, a cadre of Taishan Community in Gao Yan Town, rescued pigs for the masses, party member, a cadre of Bashan Town, used lifeboats to transfer the affected people, party member, a cadre of Longtian Township, evacuated the people door by door at 4 am, the county transportation bureau was on duty at the bayonet 24 hours a day, and party member, a cadre of Zhiping Township, observed carefully and persuaded 55 households with 140 people to evacuate the landslide site in advance.
"We are not afraid of them!" Huo Zepei, a disaster victim in Yuancun Village, Liaozi Township, said that although he had just experienced a major disaster, he could feel their heartfelt strength and optimism on the faces of the affected people.
Dong an town road surface dredging. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Chengkou County Committee
Actively produce self-help and relieve difficulties to gather people’s hearts.
"Secretary Deng, the water pipes in our house are out of water, and now the water is also raining heavily. We dare not go out to check casually. What can we do?" On August 30, Deng Zhongyou, secretary of the Party branch of Huangxi Village in Bashan Town, and his colleagues investigated the disaster situation in Huangxi Village after the rain, and received a report from villager Gao Yunju that the water pipe in his home was cut off.
After receiving the feedback from the masses, Deng Zhongyou immediately led the village cadres to walk to the water source for investigation. During the investigation, it was found that the water pipe at the drinking pool had been washed away by the river and the outlet was blocked by river sand. Deng Zhongyou took the rain to repair the pool and fully guaranteed the residents’ water use.
At present, the water level of each river has dropped, the flood peak has temporarily passed, and the situation at the mouth of the city has stabilized. Party branches in various administrative villages in the county actively carry out work such as disinfection, silt cleaning and farmland drainage, and help themselves in production and rebuild their beautiful homes while ensuring the transfer of people’s production and life.
At 1 am on the 29th, mountain torrents poured out from the back of Gaoguan Town Central Health Center, causing the first floor of the hospital to be flooded. Jiang Zhengwei, the director of Gaoguan Town Health Center and the Communist party member, organized medical staff overnight to transfer patients to nearby township health centers for treatment. Now that the mountain torrents have receded, the organizers of Gaoguan Town are transferring the materials of the health center and carrying out dredging work. It is expected that the hospital will operate normally after one week.
Jiang Zhengwei also runs around the hospitals that receive patients such as Heyu and Xiuqi every day, always paying attention to the changes of patients’ condition. Jiang Zhengwei said: "A party member is a banner. At present, natural disasters should make the masses feel the care and help of the party Committee and government, feel the good style of party member cadres, and let party flag fly high in the front line of flood control, rallying a strong synergy to overcome the difficulties. " (Liu Zhengning, Wang Xuemei)