On the evening of the 14th, a civil embankment in the Beiru River section of Changqiao Town, Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province collapsed and the blockade was completed. Affected by extreme heavy rainfall and high flow and flood discharge from upstream reservoirs, a civil embankment collapsed in the Beiru River section of Changqiao Town, Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. The width of the collapse was about 47.5 meters. 1,627 people from the three villages of Yuxi, Yudong, and Yanzhang were urgently transferred, and rescue plans were formulated on site to reduce the extent of flood spills and the threat to villages, and minimize disaster losses and downstream impacts. Before 3 a.m. on August 13, 555 people were once again transferred from the 3 natural villages of Erlang Temple, Zhaozhuang, and Yaozhuang. A total of 2,182 people were transferred in two batches. There were no casualties due to this collapse. On the afternoon of August 14, the rescue team used various methods such as watering concrete, throwing barbed wire, and excavating drainage channels to speed up the closure of the gap. Rescue efficiency improved markedly, and finally completed the collapse blocking operation.
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On the evening of the 14th, a civil embankment in the Beiru River section of Changqiao Town, Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province collapsed and the blockade was completed. Affected by extreme heavy rainfall and high flow and flood discharge from upstream reservoirs, a civil embankment collapsed in the Beiru River section of Changqiao Town, Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. The width of the collapse was about 47.5 meters. 1,627 people from the three villages of Yuxi, Yudong, and Yanzhang were urgently transferred, and rescue plans were formulated on site to reduce the extent of flood spills and the threat to villages, and minimize disaster losses and downstream impacts. Before 3 a.m. on August 13, 555 people were once again transferred from the 3 natural villages of Erlang Temple, Zhaozhuang, and Yaozhuang. A total of 2,182 people were transferred in two batches. There were no casualties due to this collapse. On the afternoon of August 14, the rescue team used various methods such as watering concrete, throwing barbed wire, and excavating drainage channels to speed up the closure of the gap. Rescue efficiency improved markedly, and finally completed the collapse blocking operation.
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