Hainan fire rescue team rescues people. Photo courtesy of Hainan Fire and Rescue Corps
China News Service, Haikou, July 2 (Wang Ziqian Zhongjian) Affected by this year's No. 3 typhoon "Siamba", heavy or heavy rain fell in many places in Hainan, and some roads were flooded. Trapped, fire rescue teams from all over the country went all out to rescue. The Hainan Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps introduced on the afternoon of the 2nd that as of 16:30 that day, the province's fire and rescue teams had handled 70 police situations caused by Typhoon Siam and rescued 172 evacuated people.
The Hainan Fire Rescue Corps Command Center maintains close contact with emergency, meteorological, geological, water affairs, transportation and other departments to keep abreast of typhoon dynamics, adjusts typhoon rescue level plans and cross-regional reinforcement dispatch plans, and orders 67 professional water rescue teams across the province The team mobilized and assembled on the spot and arranged according to the four cooperation areas of east, west, south and north to form a cross-regional reinforcement force that complemented each other and made every effort to prepare for cross-regional reinforcements.
Hainan fire rescue team rescued and evacuated people. Photo courtesy of the Hainan Fire and Rescue Corps
As of 16:30 on the 2nd, the fire and rescue teams in Hainan province had handled a total of 70 police situations caused by Typhoon Siam, including 44 water-related rescues, 12 road clearances, and drainage. There were 14 cases of waterlogging, and 464 fire rescue personnel, 80 vehicles and 7 boats were dispatched. The Changjiang Li Autonomous County Fire Rescue Brigade received a total of 9 police reports from 23:00 on July 1 to 2:00 on July 2, dispatched 10 fire vehicles, 60 fire rescue personnel, evacuated 18 trapped people in distress, and guided the evacuation of 30 people by telephone. people. The Sanya Fire Rescue Detachment dispatched a total of 30 fire vehicles and 175 fire rescue personnel from 3:00 to 8:00 on July 2, and evacuated 71 trapped people.
As of press time, the impact of "Siam Ba" on Hainan is still continuing. The Hainan Provincial Government continued to issue a second-level typhoon warning at 17:00 on the 2nd. Affected by "Siamba": on the night of the 2nd, the sea surface of Beibu Gulf, the sea surface around the island, the sea surface near Xisha Islands, and Zhongsha Islands, the wind force was 6- Level 7, gust level 8-9; The sea near the Nansha Islands has wind strength of level 5-6, and gust level 7-8 during thunderstorms; there will be heavy rain to heavy rain in the north, west and south of the island, and moderate to heavy rain in the remaining areas. The impact of wind and rain will decrease from the 3rd.
The Hainan Provincial Meteorological Bureau will continue to issue a level three rainstorm warning at 17:20 on the 52nd: Affected by "Siam Ba", it is expected that more than 100 mm of precipitation will occur in the northwest region of Hainan Island in the next 24 hours. (End)
