Villagers carry out mutual aid and self-rescue
Officers and soldiers of the troops stationed in Changtai urgently clean up the silt and garbage on the village road
Southeast Network, Zhangzhou, September 17 (our reporter Chen Zhiyuan/Wen Lulijuan/Photo) Affected by Typhoon "Morati", all Changtai people The county was affected by the disaster, especially Houfang Village, Wangting Village and Shili Village in the Mayangxi Ecological Tourism Zone were flooded, with Shili Village being particularly severely affected. On the 16th, reporters went to the disaster area to learn more about the disaster and post-disaster rescue conditions.
Shili Village in Changtai County was affected by the typhoon and was severely damaged. After learning about the situation, people outside the country who had worked and lived in the local area spontaneously organized and went to Shili Village to carry out mutual aid and self-rescue, helping to clean up the mud and rebuild their homes.
“After seeing the report yesterday in the news that Shili Village was seriously affected by the disaster, I rushed here today to see if I could help. More than 50 people, including those who have worked in the tourist area and those outside Shili Village, are here. Help at the scene."
Mr. Zhan once worked at the Mayangxi Tourist Area Management Committee in Shili Village. He told reporters that because he had worked here, he knew the situation better. After arriving at the scene, they divided themselves into groups. They are also responsible for road dredging and helping severely affected villagers clean up their houses. "If it is not cleaned up in time, when the weather is hot, the silt and other garbage will become as hard as cement."
Medical staff conduct physical examinations on villagers at temporary resettlement sites
A villager family is taking a rest in the resettlement site
After the passage of the typhoon, the local rainfall in Shili Village increased sharply from 40mm to 275mm. The river water surged and flash floods broke out. The whole village was flooded. Most houses were flooded to a height of more than one meter, and silt and garbage were scattered all over the village. Road, house. On the afternoon of the 16th, the reporter saw on the village road of Shili Village that the desilting work had been going on for more than a day, but the silt and garbage in many places in Shili Village were still piled up into hills. Officers and soldiers from the garrison in Changtai were urgently clearing the village road. And transport sludge and garbage out in one truck and one truck. According to officers and soldiers, the unit has deployed more than 300 people to participate in post-disaster cleanup since the 15th. Due to the large amount of mud and destroyed furniture, it is estimated that it will take 2-3 days to completely clean up.
According to Zheng Tiancheng, director of Shili Village, the current main work is not only emergency repair and cleaning, but also the resettlement of villagers whose houses have been damaged. In Shili Village, the houses of more than 60 villagers collapsed and many houses were damaged. At present, more than 100 people have been relocated in the village, and more than 50 people have been placed in hotels.
The reporter went to the temporary disaster relief settlement site in Shili Village, Tiancheng Mountain. Medical staff from the county hospital were conducting health examinations on some villagers. Villager Li Ting and her family were playing with their children outside their room. She told reporters that she lived in a low-rise house on the first floor. The water rose too fast at around 6 a.m. that day, and then the water level was more than one meter high. The family had to go to higher ground nearby. In this place, the floods caused damage to the house. Currently, a family of five people are temporarily staying at the resettlement site.
Seize the road leading to Houfang Village Sanchong Village
The health and epidemic prevention department uses bleaching powder to fully disinfect and sterilize garbage and village roads
Natural disasters have no mercy. The reporter learned that after the disaster, various departments in Changtai County took emergency action. The county hospital overcame post-disaster road hazards and other difficulties on the 15th. Three ambulances made 12 emergency deliveries and received more than 50 patients in a timely manner. At the scene, the health and epidemic prevention department entered the village multiple times for two consecutive days to use bleach and household bleach. Bleaching powder was used to comprehensively disinfect the garbage in the house and village roads; the health department carried out tap water quality testing; the city and county highway departments also erected Bailey Bridge on the morning of the 16th to clear the roads to Houfang and Sanchong Village; people from Nanping, Zhangzhou and All 267 members of the Communist Party's emergency repair service team from Zhao'an, Zhangpu , Nanjing and other counties have been stationed in Changtai County. Construction of damaged power lines and equipment is underway, and efforts are made to restore power as soon as possible.
