On-the-spot record of flood fighting and disaster relief in zhongfang county

Heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain …

At 8: 00 on April 3, Hunan province and county started flood control level IV emergency response; At 9: 00 on June 17, the flood control level III emergency response was launched; At 0: 00 on June 30th, the emergency response to flood control was upgraded to Grade II …

Since the flood season began this year, zhongfang county County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province has experienced 9 rounds of heavy rainfall, with the accumulated rainfall reaching 1,093.2 mm, which is 62% more than the 641 mm in the same period of previous years. The flood control task is as heavy as a thousand, and it is facing severe challenges.

Aerial photography of flood in Tongding Town, Yuanjiang River Basin (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rong Media Center)

The county government of zhongfang county earnestly implements the deployment requirements of the provincial party committee, the provincial government, the municipal party committee and the municipal government, compacts the responsibility according to the requirements of flood control work, scientifically directs and dispatches, implements detailed measures, and firmly grasps the initiative of flood control and disaster relief.

Party organizations at all levels in the county and the vast number of cadres in party member, hearing of the flood season, moved forward, rushed to the front line of flood control, flood fighting, emergency rescue and disaster relief, fought against the wind and rain, raced against the danger, and spared no effort to protect people’s peace and the mountains and rivers and An Lan, achieving the goal of "not dying one person and not breaking a dam" and writing a strong song of loyalty and responsibility on the crest of the flood.

In 2015, it was the first in China to use the "hydraulic plate" in Jingping Village, zhongfang county to regain its majestic posture in flood fighting (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rong Media Center)

Attach great importance to and compact responsibility, and effectively promote flood control and disaster relief work-

Since June 16th, the county’s accumulated rainfall has reached 503.1 mm, which is 1.8 times that of the same period in previous years. In particular, on July 1, the whole territory reached the red rainstorm warning, and its time, scope, intensity and harm were rare in history.

The flood is urgent! In order to actively and effectively cope with this round of heavy rainfall, the whole county of zhongfang county resolutely implemented the decision-making and deployment of Huaihua Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and mobilized all the people, all the staff went into battle and fought all over the world. The emergency plan was quickly launched at the county and village levels, and the video dispatching system of the county emergency command center was kept open for 24 hours, with rolling consultation and real-time dispatching.

Above the rate, set an example. Zhang Jiaxi, secretary of the county party committee, and hujie, deputy secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate, strictly implemented the "AB post" shift system for the secretary and county magistrate, continuously dispatched flood control and disaster relief work in the county, went deep into the front line in the middle of the night or in the early hours of the morning to check the rain and water situation on the spot, judge and analyze the situation, make arrangements for flood control work, and resolutely protect people’s lives and property.

Drums and hammers, and orders are like mountains. The responsibility is compacted layer by layer, and the member units of township and county finger protection implement the "six hard measures" of the municipal finger protection to the letter, strictly implement the 24-hour on-duty duty system of the main leaders, leaders and personnel on duty, and strengthen supervision and inspection of key parts such as reservoir ponds, water-facing cliff sections, geological disaster points, medium and high-risk slope (valley) units, and slope-cutting building households.

All units directly under the county have dispatched capable forces to go deep into rural revitalization and help contact villages to carry out flood control and flood prevention work together with village cadres. County emergency management, water conservancy, natural resources, urban management, health, public security, transportation, electric power and other departments and units integrate professional and technical personnel in this industry, and assemble professional emergency teams to charge in the front line and fight in the forefront, forming a "chess game", which condenses the strong synergy of flood control and disaster relief.

From June 23 to 27, the county carried out 2599 geological disaster inspections. The County Natural Resources Bureau instructed all towns and villages to complete 119 hidden dangers of geological disasters and 333 emergency drills for geological disasters in medium and high-risk slopes (valleys) in the county; The county people’s armed forces department quickly assembled emergency militia by "training instead of defense"; The county water conservancy department carried out carpet-type hidden dangers investigation on 111 reservoirs and 28 power stations in the county, and cut green and clear obstacles around the reservoirs, dredging and removing risks; The joint traffic control center of the county transportation department conducted a comprehensive inspection and elimination of risks on the traffic trunk lines; The county management department conducted a comprehensive investigation of municipal facilities, waterlogging-prone points and hidden dangers; The Supervision Committee of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection and the supervision offices of the two offices formed a joint inspection team to conduct four rounds of unannounced visits to the flood control and disaster relief work of key member units of the county’s 12 townships and counties.

Efficient emergency command system and strong organization and leadership provide strong scientific guidance and strong guarantee for the county to do a good job in flood control and disaster relief, and become the "super brain" of flood control in zhongfang county.

Accurate forecasting, rolling consultation, and efficient operation of emergency response mechanism-

"Please adhere to the two-line operation of basin-type flood prevention and mountain flood geological disaster prevention in accordance with emergency response requirements." "Please quickly organize the transfer of people in the area along the dancing water coast in advance to avoid risks, so that they should turn to the full and turn to the early." Over the past few days, a series of emergency instructions for flood control have been issued from the zhongfang county Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

"Cadres have been organized to transfer 1,293 households and 3,411 people from villages and towns in the Wushui River Basin." "According to the flood control plan, Tongwan Power Station has opened four radial gates to discharge flood." One measure was implemented in 12 townships.

Consultation and judgment is an important decision-making method for flood control and disaster relief work.

Tongwan Power Station with 4-hole radial gate open (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rongmi Center)

In the zhongfang county Emergency Command Center, zhongfang county regularly organizes water conservancy, natural resources, meteorology, transportation and other departments to conduct consultation and judgment according to the rain and flood conditions, assess disaster risks, accurately formulate defensive countermeasures, and issue meteorological early warning information. Strictly implement the responsibility system for reservoir dam safety, strictly control the reservoir power station according to the comprehensive inspection and real-time monitoring, scientifically judge and take timely measures to reduce pressure. And strictly implement the "631" early warning and response mechanism, strengthen publicity in all directions and through multiple channels, timely convey flood control information to the people of the county, and create a strong atmosphere for flood control and disaster relief.

At the same time, zhongfang county Media Center, under the organization of the Propaganda Department of the county party committee, popularized the knowledge of disaster prevention and avoidance in a timely manner on the all-media platform, and organized front-line editors to rush to the scene quickly, delivering the voice of the party committee and government in the first time, broadcasting flood prevention news in a rolling way, reporting flood prevention work in a timely and comprehensive way by using the all-media matrix, and delivering the latest and authoritative information of flood prevention work to the public in a timely manner, thus creating a good public opinion atmosphere.

Monitoring and early warning is a key link in flood control and disaster relief.

At 6 o’clock on June 17th, due to the heavy rain in the upper reaches, the flow of Tongwan section of the main stream of Yuanshui in zhongfang county increased sharply from 2,600 cubic meters per second to 3,400 cubic meters per second.

In response to the sudden increase in traffic, zhongfang county started the fuse mechanism in time and urgently suspended all events in the Chinese competition area of Huaihua Traditional Dragon Boat Race. At the same time, at 9: 00, according to the weather development trend, the county level III emergency response was upgraded. Zhang Jiaxi, secretary of the county party Committee, hujie, deputy secretary of the county party Committee and county magistrate, and all county-level leaders went to contact towns to guide flood control and disaster relief work. The member units of the township and county defense index acted quickly and devoted themselves to flood control and disaster relief work.

At about 15: 00 on July 1st, the emergency team of Xinluhe Town, zhongfang county found that Luo Haijia, a villager of 9 groups in Xinluhe Village, was close to the geological disaster point, and there was a canyon stream rushing down behind the house, which was a big safety hazard. The town flood control and drought relief headquarters promptly adopted the working practice of "patrol in key areas and respond as soon as possible". While patiently carrying out the persuasion work, it immediately contacted the health center to send ambulances and medical staff to transfer the seriously ill elderly to the health center for treatment, and other family members at home were also properly resettled. The whole transfer process took less than 5 minutes, so it successfully avoided danger.

The working practice of "patrol and respond as soon as possible in key areas" is to resolutely implement the order of preventing finger transfer in cities and counties, and carry out multiple rounds of investigation on the dangerous areas identified before, and all personnel in key areas should be transferred. "Proximity" is reflected in the fact that all the forces of the vast number of towns and village cadres have sunk to the periphery of the dangerous area, strengthening the monitoring and patrol in the front line, and patrolling in groups of two, and finding the danger can carry out rescue nearby; "Fast" is reflected in the strict implementation of the "631" mechanism. All instructions of town and village cadres obey the dispatch of the town flood control and drought relief headquarters, eat and live with the masses, strengthen monitoring according to the change of rain conditions, and make early warning by linking up and down. In the face of unexpected situations, they can quickly transfer and deal with them quickly.

After entering the main flood season, in view of the severe and complicated rain and flood situation, zhongfang county held emergency meetings to arrange the deployment of flood control and disaster relief work, and the county defense index started the emergency response mechanism at the first time, comprehensively upgrading the response, upgrading the command and upgrading the action. In the critical moment of flood control and disaster relief, contact the county leaders of towns and villages to resolutely implement the requirements of the municipal party Committee and the county party Committee, and earnestly live in towns and villages, eat in towns and villages, sleep in towns and villages, dispatch effectively, command from the front, and fight day and night in the front line of flood control.

Party member cadres at all levels canceled weekends, strictly implemented the "Three Guarantees" mechanism that county leaders guaranteed townships, township leaders guaranteed villages and village cadres guaranteed households, went deep into village groups to conduct inspections and investigations on key parts such as hidden dangers of ground disasters and reservoirs and ponds, and urgently transferred and resettled 992 households with 2,387 people … These important decisions and measures ensured the strong, orderly and effective flood control and disaster relief work.

Zhongfang county Urban Management Law Enforcement Bureau: Emergency Drainage of Rainstorm Water (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rong Media Center)

Starry night rescue, scientific rescue, and full protection of people’s lives and property-

On June 17th, 27th, 29th and July 1st, the Yuanshui River Basin in the county experienced four rounds of floods, with peak flows reaching 7300, 7000, 12200 and 11600 m3/s respectively. Many residential areas along the river were flooded, and Tongwan Town was flooded to a depth of 6 meters. The maximum outflow of Tongwan Power Station reached 12,000 cubic meters per second (warning flow of 6,800), far exceeding the warning flow.

The county fire rescue brigade made emergency rescue and successfully transferred five people to safety (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rong Media Center)

The incoming water is urgent, the water quantity is large, and the disaster situation is urgent again and again. Sixteen grass-roots party organizations and all party member cadres in Tongwan Town are dispatched, and five resident teams are transformed into fighting teams for flood control and disaster relief on the spot. The town party committee mobilizes 75 business cards, 167 team leaders and 756 neighbors to actively participate in flood fighting and rescue.

The more the wind is high and the waves are urgent, the more you see the mainstay. In the past few days, the main leaders of cities and counties have gone to the front line to command, and the county flood control and drought relief headquarters has continued to dispatch and deploy; There is a strong connection between the county-level departments and towns and villages. The member units of the county defense index, the supporting units of the joint villages, and the town and village cadres carried out "knocking on the door and knocking on gongs" overnight, and more than 40,000 people in 40 villages (communities) in 5 towns and villages along the Wushui and Yuanshui river basins were urgently transferred, and 28 temporary resettlement places were set up.

In the heavy rain, the power supply department rushed to repair the electricity, jumped into the flood without hesitation, and the communication department carried the satellite communication equipment into the mountain village on foot;

In the flood, rescuers and party member cadres joined forces to carry the affected people out of danger. "party member just wants to rush ahead without hesitation when the masses need it most";

At the landslide point, the project construction team turned into a rescue team and went all the way to the mountains in the rain. "Without stopping work and three shifts, we will try to get through this road in two days";

Resettlement points, transfer people to eat warm meals, and have doctors in hospitals to look after them when they are unwell. "When I get here, my heart will be practical";

In the paddy fields, the county agricultural and rural bureau organized agricultural technicians to provide technical guidance on disaster prevention and relief for planting bases, large households and family farms, actively contacted insurance companies, surveyed and determined the damage of affected households, and helped restore agricultural production after the disaster;

At the beginning of the shower, the volunteer team raced against time to carry out dredging and cleaning of urban roads and village communities, and drainage operations in the community to ensure the safe travel of the people;

The rainy night is retrograde, and party member cadres gather at the front line of flood control and disaster relief. "Although you are sweating and muddy, this is the value of Communist party member" …

Retrograde in the wind and rain, trudge in the stagnant water, stick to it in the dark …

One after another, roads were repaired and rushed through, beams of signals were restored, and bags of materials were transported in place, which firmly supported the lives of the people and strengthened the confidence and strength to win this tough battle against flood control and disaster relief.

Unite as one, rebuild our homes, and the normal production and living order in the disaster area will be quickly restored-

According to preliminary statistics, since June 17th, 130 administrative villages in 12 townships in the county have been affected to varying degrees, with 39,950 people affected, 239 houses in 157 households were generally damaged, 79 houses in 58 households were seriously damaged, the affected area of crops was 5,767.44 hectares, the affected area of crops was 248.573 hectares, and the direct economic loss was 180 million yuan.

On July 2, the first day after the flood receded, the sun was burning and the sky was clear in Wan Li. Along the S243 Provincial Highway, we came to Guihua Village, Yuanjia Town, zhongfang county. From the traces of mud left by some tall trees on the roadside, we can vaguely feel the terrible flood here at that time.

Along the way, some villagers took advantage of the sunny day, some took out the furniture, bedding and sheets that had not been flooded in their homes to dry, some planted seedlings in the fields, some carefully washed the front and back of the house with water pipes, washing cars shuttled back and forth on the main road of the market town, and township cadres cleaned up the streets with cleaning tools … In Yuanjia Town, you can see the fiery pictures of cadres and Qi Xin going into battle to resume production and rebuild after the disaster.

Shuanglongxi Village, Huaqiao, zhongfang county: Quick self-help allows 400 mu of disaster-stricken lodging rice to "stand up" again (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rong Media Center)

In Shuanglongxi Village, huaqiao town, a hot wind swept by, and a large area of green seedlings swayed in front of them, glowing with the vitality of post-disaster reconstruction. Not long ago, this farmland was a Wang Yang. On July 2, after the flood receded, the town and village cadres organized the villagers to carry out self-help in production for the first time, promptly removed the accumulated water, and patiently righted the fallen rice with bamboo poles in hand.

"Farmland can be re-cultivated when destroyed, rice can be replanted when washed away, and everything is getting better slowly." Zhang Zhen, Party branch secretary and village director of Shuanglongxi Village in huaqiao town, is full of confidence in resuming normal production and operation.

On June 30th, the Wushui River Basin in the county experienced a round of flood, with a peak flow of 6,100 cubic meters per second.

In Fengjiawan Village, Zhongfang Town, the flood peak crossing of the main stream of dancing water caused the danger of waterlogging in the market town. Tang Hongmei, secretary of the Party branch of the village, immediately led the cadres of the two committees of the village branch to transfer the people living near the waterlogging area. In the face of Yang Yuying, a 98-year-old elderly person who was stubborn and refused to transfer, she successfully moved him with patience and love, and personally carried the old man back to the resettlement site … Tang Hongmei has been fighting for 40 hours without sleeping a wink, and has been busy with flood control and disaster relief, with a tired face and eyes.

Villagers also struggled to save themselves, and spontaneously formed a rescue and assault volunteer service team. Hardware store owners provided woven bags, and the masses picked up their own shovels to fill and carry more than 200 sandbags overnight, which blocked the gap in time and effectively ensured the safety of the pumping station.

Rebuilding homes, more forces are gathering.

The zhongfang county Center for Disease Control and Prevention carried out the work of killing the pathogens of flood disasters (Photo courtesy of zhongfang county Rong Media Center)

In Xinglong Street Community and Shaluowan Community of Tongwan Town, county health, public security, immigration affairs center of reservoir area, fire protection, traffic police, Yuanjia Town and Jielong Town Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant departments came to support and put themselves into post-disaster reconstruction together with the masses of town and village cadres; The emergency teams in Jidutang Village and Taojiang Village of Yaozu Township in Haojiping quickly assembled, and worked together to ensure smooth roads.

When the water retreats, the county CDC will promptly carry out environmental sanitation cleaning and disinfection work for transfer resettlement sites, flooded houses and public areas; Huaihua Vocational and Technical College formed a grassroots service practice group, carrying professional disinfection equipment and drugs to support zhongfang county to carry out disinfection work after the disaster; Love enterprise Hunan Jiahui Department Store Co., Ltd. donated flood relief materials to the affected people …

Disaster is an order. China’s county party committee and government have always adhered to the principle of putting people first and life first. They made overall plans to promote post-disaster reconstruction and restore people’s production and life at the first time. They insisted on fighting floods and restoring production and life, and quickly set off a post-disaster reconstruction upsurge. The vast number of party member cadres in the county were all dispatched, and the people also actively carried out self-help and strived to win a comprehensive victory in the struggle against floods and rescue!

Up to now, the county has set up more than 400 county-level rescue teams with more than 20,000 people, put into post-disaster reconstruction work, repaired 262 roads, and dredged more than 300 houses in Tongwan Town and Tongding Town with serious waterlogging.

As the flood gradually subsided, road dredging, road bridge and culvert repair, agricultural disaster reduction and other production and life restoration work are being carried out, and the homes attacked by the flood are gradually recovering. In the affected villages, good news is constantly coming-the road is open, the tap water is coming, and Netcom is coming. Zhongfang county is speeding up its pace to regain its vitality.

On July 2nd, the continuous rainfall finally stopped, and after the storm, the sky was clear in zhongfang county. (Li Ying)