Chapter 70: Counting romantic figures

Ying Dong exiled the Provincial Flood Control Headquarters and received a call from Vice Governor Kang Renliang, which was all in one, and the flood situation was unprecedentedly severe.

Pennsylvania, Ningling, Tangjiang and Lanshan were hit by heavy rains. Ningling suffered the strongest precipitation on record. Within 48 hours, the rain reached 620 mm, causing mudslides. Among them, Canghua County, Ningling City has been confirmed to have three people died and eighteen others were missing. More than a dozen households were trapped in the mountains and interrupted contact with the outside world. The most severe thing is that Mishan Reservoir was hit by mountain torrents in succession, and cracks have appeared in the reservoir dam. Once the reservoir breaks, it may affect the lives and property safety of hundreds of thousands of people in one county and two districts downstream. The situation is quite critical.

"The problem is so serious. Why didn't Ningling City report yesterday? It deteriorated to this level overnight. What is the Ningling Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government doing?" Ying Dongliu couldn't help but hold his breath and realized that the opposite side was not the Secretary and Mayor of Ningling Municipal Party Committee, but his own deputy. He tried hard to suppress his resentment and lowered his voice: "Do you report to Secretary Ning?"

"I have reported it to Secretary Ning. Huang Ling and Shu Zhigao, both of Ningling, have arrived in Canghua County to command, and have contacted the local garrison and reported to the Guangzhou Military Region through the provincial military region, requesting local garrison reinforcements. Ningling City has also carried out emergency mobilization. All local reserve militia troops have been mobilized to rush to the front line for emergency rescue and disaster relief."

Kang Renliang, opposite the phone, also had a very low voice. He had just entered the position of provincial and ministerial-level cadre leadership and encountered such a thing. Everyone was a little nervous, especially in the face of such natural disasters. Personal power can even be said to be very small. No one could predict whether something would happen in such a bad extreme weather. Once a big disaster really leads to it, I don’t know what will happen.

"Well, I ask Ningling to rescue all the money and rescue the trapped people at all costs!" Ying Dongliu had already stood up, "I'll go to Ningling immediately! Renliang, you inform the General Office and the Provincial Party Committee that you may have to report this matter to the Central Committee and the State Council immediately! In addition, I will contact the provincial military region immediately and ask them to ask the Guangzhou Military Region for support. By the way, how many garrisons are there in Ningling?"

"There is an engineering regiment. I guess the provincial military region has already asked the Guangzhou military region for instructions. There should be an answer soon." Kang Renliang heard that Ying Dongliu was going to Ningling, and he quickly said: "Governor Ying, I think I will go to Ningling too. Pennsylvania and Lanshan are in relatively good condition. I guess the Tangjiang problem is a little bit obvious, but the most dangerous thing now is Ningling. Mishan Reservoir is an old reservoir in the 1950s. It has a small storage capacity and poor flood discharge capacity. It is estimated that the reservoir is in bad condition. I am worried that if there is a problem with Mishan Reservoir, it will..."

Ying Dongliu pondered for a moment. He didn't want Kang Renliang to go to Ningling, and the situation on Tang Jiang was not optimistic. However, when Kang Renliang talked about this, he didn't say much, "Okay, arrange your family affairs and pay close attention to Tangjiang. I'll say hello to Secretary Ning, and we'll set off for Ningling immediately."

Huang Ling stood in front of the window of the office of the Mishan Reservoir Management Office with a gloomy face. Outside the window was brightly lit and the crowded noises were heard. The engineer corps stationed in Ningxia had arrived at the reservoir site to start emergency operations. However, the problem of the Mishan Reservoir dam was quite serious, and the water in the upstream continued to amplify, and the flood discharge trough had been released to the maximum. However, the water level in the dam was still rising slowly. The weather forecast was that there would be a thunderstorm tonight. Huang Ling had a premonition that this old dam would only be difficult to support until tomorrow morning.

I originally thought that Fengting was in a bad situation, but I didn't expect that Canghua's situation would be worse. This Mishan Reservoir almost became a time bomb stuck on the Yuexiu River. Once the embankment collapsed, the surging water flow would pour down directly. Thinking about the panic expression of the Canghua County Party Secretary and the County Magistrate in front of him just now, Huang Ling could conclude that they were not sure about the empties on both sides of the Yuexiu River.

The office was pushed away with a shout, and a PLA officer and director of the Water Resources Bureau Wang Daolu broke in, "Secretary Huang, Commander Li!"

"How is it?" Li Yuanqing's face was so serious that he had almost no expression.

"It's awful. There are nests falling on both sides of the embankment. The dam body is very obvious. Cracks have also appeared in some parts. If the water level continues to increase, I think it's difficult to keep the reservoir." The Colonel of the People's Liberation Army, who spoke with a northern accent, is not polite. "Now we should consider the dangers that may be faced in the downstream once the embankment collapses."

"Captain Fang, don't you have any hope?" Li Yuanqing gritted his teeth. The people on both sides of the downstream are undergoing emergency evacuation, but it is too difficult for you to complete the evacuation in such a short time.

The PLA officer shook his head speechlessly, then raised his eyes again: "We do our best, but I need to remind everyone that we must be prepared for the worst. The downstream transfer and evacuation must be completed as quickly as possible!"

"Captain Fang, thank you for your support. All of our cadres and party members have devoted themselves to the evacuation work, but we need time. Please do our best to help us gain more time no matter what." Huang Ling only felt a little bitter in his mouth. This is why he was so nervous that he had this phenomenon. There seemed to be only a handful of times in the past few decades, only two or three times.

The officer had no extra words, and had only one salute and turned around and left.

Huang Ling took a deep breath, "Old Wang, what is the situation of the embankment itself?"

"Captain Fang is right, it is already very dangerous. If the fallen nest occurs, it means that there is a problem inside the dam. If you are not careful, the dam may collapse directly." Wang Daolu seemed to have been ten years old. The two days and two nights of trouble made people of his age really unable to bear it, but at this time he did not dare to be negligent. "A large-scale collapse occurred two hundred meters away from the dam, which is quite dangerous."

Huang Ling frowned and was about to say something again, but the phone rang, "Governor Kang, hello, ah, I'm at the Mishan Reservoir site. The situation is very bad. There are cracks in the reservoir dam. According to the rescue personnel, it is difficult to save it, especially in the second half of the night, there may be a thunderstorm attack. Well, you and Governor Ying are here? Okay, the downstream transfer is already underway. We need to buy time now, right, mainly time,..."

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No one expected that the dam collapse would come so quickly. The heavy rain had just fallen for more than an hour. The middle section of the reservoir, which had no signs, slowly collapsed like a sinking ground. Fortunately, the collapse speed was quite slow. People who were working hard around had time to evacuate to both sides. Five minutes later, the collapse finally turned into a large-scale dam collapse. The entire Mishan Reservoir was like an old house that had been completed with the witness of lightning breaking through the night sky forty years.

The rescue personnel immediately retreated to the high places on both sides of the embankment. The flood passed by in a roll of water and completely destroyed the entire embankment, rushing downstream and roaring.

Zhao Guodong received a call three minutes later, and Mishan Reservoir collapsed.

Half an hour later, a pipe surge occurred in the Canghua section of Yuexiu River, and the rescue team immediately followed up, but many dams were at the same time. In the end, two of them on both sides of the north and south became dams and broke into dams. The once calm Yuexiu River turned into a crazy dragon, roaring and running out along the wound it had bitten open.

"How is the situation?!" When Ying Dongliu arrived in Canghua County, several townships north of Canghua County were already a water town. The road from Ningling to Canghua had been washed away by the flood. He had to take a detour and took an extra three hours to reach Canghua.

"Governor Ying, we have already moved at the fastest speed in the early stage, but the reservoir collapse came too quickly. The transfer of several townships in the north has not been completed. There are still hundreds of households and nearly 3,000 people trapped in the water, but most of them have moved to high places, and the specific situation has not been fully counted." Huang Ling took over Ying Dongliu and tried his best to stabilize his emotions. He knew that the governor was very concerned about these aspects, especially issues related to the lives of the people.

"I have asked the boat bridge team stationed in Andu to come and provide emergency reinforcements. I guess it will come to reinforcements tomorrow morning, and Secretary Ning and others will also come tomorrow morning." Ying Dongliu looked around, "Has Canghua County not prepared any emergency before? Is there no rubber boat or assault boat? Isn't it quickly to transfer from your city, and the province will not arrive tomorrow. What you have to do now is to make the masses feel that the Party Committee and the government have not abandoned them, and are all by their side!"

Ying Dongliu's stern voice made Huang Ling sweat. Everyone said that this governor was not easy to talk to. Today he had seen it. At this time, he could only grit his teeth and nodded. Canghua County did not have any ideological preparations in this regard. At this time, go find the assault boat rubber boat? Where is it?

"How is the situation in the other two districts?" Ying Dongliu did not make things too difficult for Huang Ling, and moved the topic to Xijiang District and Dongjiang District.

"Mayor Zhigao is in charge there, and the situation is not very good. However, in comparison, Dongjiang District has a long distance and the water flow is slightly eased, but two townships are still hit by floods, and the trapped people are estimated to be around 300 households and 1,000 people." Huang Ling calmed down. "The situation in Xijiang District is relatively good. Because they made transfer preparations in advance yesterday and were organized in a very orderly manner, although three townships were hit by floods, most of the people have been moved to a safe area. Only dozens of people trapped have been in contact with the district. They are now using rubber boats and assault boats to prepare to pick up these dozens of people overnight. Comrade Zhao Guodong, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Secretary of the District Party Committee, just finished the phone with me to ensure that no one is trapped in the flood and that no one is killed."
Chapter completed!