Editor's note
Since June 18, many places in Huangshan City have been hit by heavy rainstorms and local heavy rains. In the past few days, this reporter has gone to the flood-stricken areas and witnessed the bravery, warmth, responsibility, tenacity and tolerance shown by many ordinary local residents in the face of disasters.
Compared with many vigorous and touching deeds, what they did was extremely ordinary, or even a little unremarkable. But it is precisely these "ordinary actions" that let us touch the most real temperature on the front line of flood control and disaster relief. It is the words and deeds of these "neighbors" that converge into a grand song of united efforts to protect their homeland.
Mortals are extraordinary, and their ambitions are praised.
We hope to use such a set of mortal stories to pay tribute to strong and optimistic people and the strength of unity and struggle.
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"Mortal Song on the Front Line of Flood Fighting"
Get out of the way
The asphalt road in front of the house
Collapsed under the raging floods
Road Closure
Demolishing houses to make way became the only emergency response
Faced with such a situation
Yang Jiwu, an 80-year-old villager, did not hesitate
"Demolition!"
Yang Jiwu's answer was loud and resolute
01
Road Interruption
Lingkou Village, located in Shaolian Township, She County, is a village that has been seriously affected by the disaster, and the traffic interruption caused by landslides and landslides is one of the biggest problems encountered in the process of rescue and disaster relief.
Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, half of the roadbed of a stone arch culvert in Huangmao Formation, Lingkou Village, Shaolian Township collapsed many times, and half of the asphalt road collapsed, resulting in the interruption of the road. This is located at an uphill bend, and the collapse not only narrows the road surface, but also hangs underneath the remaining road surface, which is very dangerous.
Yang Jiwu
The road belongs to the provincial highway, above is She County Huangtian Township, Changqi Township, below is Shaolian Township, and leads to the county seat, here is one of the main passages connecting She County urban area, is both a life channel and a rescue life channel.
After the traffic was interrupted, everyone's travel channel was blocked, and it brought great inconvenience to the landslide rescue in many places, so the rescue personnel believed that this passage must be opened quickly.
02
Cooperate with the demolition without hesitation
The best way to achieve the goal of opening the road as soon as possible is to demolish the houses on the side of the mountain that have not collapsed to "borrow the road".
This is the house of Yang Jiwu, an 80-year-old villager, and for this reason, staff at the county and township levels in She County came to work. Because Yang Jiwu was not at home after being hospitalized recently, the staff found Yang Jiwu's son and communicated the situation.
Yang Jiwu, who had cataract surgery at She County People's Hospital, received a call from his son and readily agreed to the matter on the phone without the slightest hesitation.
"I told them that I had no objection to demolishing the house, and that I could demolish it as I wanted, and that it could be demolished immediately."
Demolition to make way
Because there are still some electrical appliances in the house, tools and other daily production supplies that he usually uses, Yang Jiwu rushed home as soon as possible, on the one hand, to help the family move these supplies to the next room, and on the other hand, to tell the rescue personnel in person that he supports the decision to demolish the house, so that everyone can rest assured that the house will be demolished.
"I'll go home myself and promise this."
On the afternoon of June 26, construction vehicles arrived to demolish half of Yang Jiwu's bungalow, and soon widened the narrow road after the collapse and resumed the interrupted traffic.
After the house is demolished, the road will be about 3 meters away, which can ensure road safety and better ensure road traffic, personnel transfer, and material transportation during flood control.
03
Three meters of the road is convenient for tens of millions of households
In an interview with reporters, Yang Jiwu said that this is not a big deal, and this is what a native of this village should do.
"This is the transportation artery of thousands of households, children need to go to school, the elderly need to go through here, flood control and rescue need to pass here, and material transportation also need to pass through here, this is a life channel, what does it matter if I sacrifice a house, I don't feel distressed at all."
Although he said that he was not distressed, when chatting with reporters, the old man recalled some stories that happened in this room from time to time.
The house was demolished and the road was restored to clear
Yang Jiwu said that this house has been built for more than 20 years, because the children have become married and have babies at that time, so the original old house is not enough to live, so he built this room, and he also built it brick by brick, he lives here, does carpentry here, is both his room and his workshop. This year, due to physical reasons, I have put down my carpentry work, so the tools in the house have been idle for a while.
Because his old house was flooded, he didn't have time to clean it up, Yang Jiwu and his wife are currently living in the back of their son's house, and Yang Jiwu's wife and children are very supportive of the demolition of the house to make way.
"My children are all members of the Communist Party of China, and I, as a father, must also set an example and do what ordinary people should do. Now the main reason is that my legs and feet are inconvenient, and my body is not good, otherwise I will go to fight the flood with the children and contribute to my hometown. Yang Jiwu firmly believes that with the unity of the city, the impact of this flood will soon pass.
"This house depends on the need to repair the road later, it doesn't matter if it can't be restored, I also support it if it needs to be demolished and widened." Yang Jiwu also reassured everyone, "I have a place to live." ”
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