On October 7, a reporter from the Beijing News interviewed the local villagers of Xiaowu Village in Mengfeng Town, Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, by telephone, and many villagers told reporters that Xiaowu Village is a large village of more than 2,000 people, but now the village has lost power and water, crops and vegetable fields are mostly flooded, the villagers have moved to live outside the village temporarily, most of them have turned to relatives and friends, but during the day there are still many villagers who return to the village to check, they rely on mineral water in the supermarket, instant noodles, etc. to fill their hunger and eat one or two meals a day.
On October 7, xiaowu village in Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, was flooded. Respondents provided
Wang Runsheng, 53, is an agricultural mechanic in the village, his family lives in the highlands northwest of the village, and after he found that the water had entered the village, he immediately arranged his family to the eldest daughter's house in the city, "Our family is not serious because of the relatively high terrain, the disaster is not serious, the water has not entered the house, but the 5 acres of corn in the field may be about to be harvested." Wang Runsheng stayed in the village during the day, "to see whose family still needs help, to reach out and help", and returned to the eldest daughter's house at night.
From the video and photos provided by Wang Runsheng, I saw that the silt was all over the village road, and some villagers wore rubber shoes to go to the cornfield at the head of the village to see the crops, "This water, the deepest can exceed one and a half meters, the corn in the field is flooded in a small half, it is estimated that it is all going to be in the water, after the water recedes, the corn must be germinated, moldy, and it is not possible to take it back." Wang Runsheng told reporters that his family is the lightest affected in the village, "because usually harvesters and tractors, there is no time to grow vegetables, so there is no loss of this part of the vegetables." Like the people in the southwest of the village, the terrain is relatively low-lying, and the vegetable fields and corn are all washed away. ”
On October 7, xiaowu village in Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, had a maximum of one meter and five meters of water in the village. Respondents provided
Wang Li has a restaurant with an area of more than 400 square meters in the village, and after the arrival of the flood, he temporarily lived in his home in the county town, "The basement of the hotel has entered the water, needless to say, the tables and chairs, air conditioners, and refrigerators inside have been flooded." Wang Li's voice was a little tired, "People are safe, production and operation have suffered some losses." ”
Wang Wenyi has a commissary in the village that has been open for 28 consecutive years, but the commissary did not open on the 6th, "because there is no electricity, and after the water came in the village, we were all notified to evacuate." The belongings in the house are still relatively well preserved, that is, the five or six acres of crops in the farmland, all gone. Wang Wenyi is now temporarily living in Gaohua Village, Mengfeng Town, "There are thousands of acres of land in the village that are soaked in water, and this flood, our Xiaowu Village has suffered heavy losses." ”
On October 7, the fields of Kobumura were soaked in water. Courtesy of respondents
According to CCTV news client news, from the afternoon of the 5th, the water volume of the Wuma River has increased rapidly, from more than 40 cubic meters per second to more than 100 cubic meters per second, and the flood began to flood the river embankment. In response to this dangerous situation, the Taiyuan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the Qingxu County Party Committee and County Government organized fire fighting, armed police, public security, Shanxi Water Affairs Group Construction and Investment Company, nearby villagers and other forces to strengthen the embankment. As the flood continues to grow rapidly, the flow rate is as high as more than 130 cubic meters per second, and some sections of the levee have dangerous situations such as pipe surges, and there is a danger of breaking the embankment. About 15,000 people from 8 villages, including Xiaowu Village and Mengfeng Village, were evacuated to safety overnight. At present, the rain is still continuing, and the 4 embankments in qingxu county and Qixian section of the Wuma River have broken, and the local forces are being organized to rescue and rescue them.
On October 7, the village of Xiaowu was flooded with silt. Courtesy of respondents
It is reported that the Wuma River is a regional tributary of the Fenhe River, originating at the junction of Taigu County and Qi County in Shanxi Province, with a total length of 93 kilometers, flowing through Taigu County, Qi County and Qingxu County, is a seasonal river, and there is a Pangzhuang Reservoir in the upper reaches. After the Wuma River entered the territory of Qingxu County, due to the geographical conditions of the increased terrain, it became a hanging river, several meters above the surrounding flat land, and usually dried up without water. On the morning of the 5th, due to the heavy rainfall in successive days, coupled with the discharge of floods from the upstream reservoir, the trough of the Uma River formed a flood, and the embankment built by the Uma River at a flow rate of 20 cubic meters per second was impacted.
(At the request of the interviewee, Wang Runsheng, Wang Wenyi, and Wang Li are pseudonyms)
Beijing News reporter Zhao Lixin
Edited by Zhang Shujing Proofread by Liu Baoqing