Recently, most areas of Guangdong have been shrouded in rain, with more than 30% of cities and counties experiencing rainfall exceeding the local historical extremes in April, and floods close to "once in a century" have occurred at many hydrological stations, and the first numbered flood in 2024 has also occurred in the Middle East River.
Affected by extreme weather, from 16:00 on April 27 to 16:00 on the 28th, Henghe Town, Boluo County, was hit by a heavy rain and hurricane with 345.3mm of rainfall, and was seriously affected.
Residents of Henghe Town, Boluo County: The water in this shop is more than one meter high, and the losses are heavy, and all the silt and water are soaked in.
Residents of Henghe Town, Boluo County: The water has entered the house, and there is a lot of mud.
Residents of Henghe Town, Boluo County: The water is very high, and there is no running water, so there is no sanitation. The car is soaked, and the road is full of mud, and I can't walk.
At around 7 o'clock this morning, as the water level receded, the people's lives slowly returned to normal. The reporter came to the riverside road in Henghe Town and saw that there was basically no silt and stagnant water on the road, and the shops along the street were open for business one after another.
Henghe Town, Boluo County Volunteers: We have sent more than 10 volunteers last night, and today the government still needs it, so we sent a few more people. Just now on the side of the road, there were more than 20 volunteers, each with their own division of labor.
Nearby residents told reporters that due to continuous heavy rainfall, at four or five o'clock in the morning of the 28th, the water of the Henghe River poured into the nearby low-lying places, with a depth of one to two meters, and the emergency and fire departments urgently carried out rescue and transferred the masses. According to statistics, the Party Committee and Government of Henghe Town transferred 472 people to a safe area, and continued to do a good job in reviewing the work, closed the road sections and bridges with potential safety hazards, and resolutely sealed them to ensure the safety of the people's lives.
Subsequently, Yokogawa Town will make every effort to resume work and production after the disaster.
Peng Huitong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Henghe Town, Boluo County: First, do a good job in dredging and garbage removal and transportation, and restore a clean, tidy and orderly town as soon as possible. Second, the whole town will investigate the damage to electricity, water conservancy, communications and other facilities. Third, clear landslides and fallen trees to ensure that roads are safe and unblocked. Fourth, do a good job in environmental sanitation and sanitization. Fifth, carry out disaster investigations, do a good job in agricultural disasters, housing damage, road collapses, bridge damage and other data statistics, and report the situation in a timely manner. Sixth, continue to strengthen on-duty duty, prepare emergency rescue materials, and pay close attention to the follow-up rain and water dynamics.
All-media reporters: Liu Qian, He Xiong