The flood in Beichuan, Sichuan caused 6 people to die, 12 people lost contact and transferred to the crowd of 1323 people

Cover Journalist Wang Xianglong Leader Leng Yu

According to the Propaganda Department of the Beichuan County Party Committee, from 20:00 on July 15th to 8:00 on the 16th, there was a heavy rainfall weather in the west of Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, resulting in a disaster to varying degrees of 22,300 people in 13 towns and towns. The large area of ​​communication is interrupted.

In the early morning of July 16th, it was affected by the upstream green film town and the heavy rainfall of Baishi Township (0:00 on July 16th to 8:00, the maximum rainfall was 110 mm, and the rainfall area reached 695 square kilometers), the Qing film river and Qixinggou Hongfeng overlap at the intersection of Baishi Township Town, the water level has skyrocketed, the floods are mixed floating objects, soil, sand and gravel silt raising the riverbed, rushing out of the river, rushing into the town, the streets of the street were flooded, some houses were washed away. , Interrupt communication. As of 7 o'clock on the 17th, the flood caused 6 people to die and 12 people lost contact.

After the disaster, the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government attached great importance to arranging the searches and rescue of personnel, strictly preventing secondary disasters, etc., and the first time the two levels of the North Chuan County started the flood prevention emergency response. , Organize more than 400 rescue forces such as public security, water conservancy, transportation, health, fire, communication, and militia, and mobilize 48 rescue machines such as professional rescue vehicles, excavators, loaders, and emergency personnel investigation, on -site search and rescue, transfer resettlement, roads, roads Stealing, communication guarantee and other work. As of 20:00 on the 16th, a total of 1,323 people were transferred to the people, of which the 480 affected people in Baish Township were properly resettled.

At present, the work of rescue and rescue is carried out in an orderly manner.

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