CCTV News:Recently, some rivers have experienced floods exceeding the police, causing geological disasters such as flash floods and mudslides, causing heavy casualties and property losses. From July 3rd to 6th, for four consecutive days, "News Network" reported on the relevant flood control and disaster relief work actively carried out by various localities and departments. At present, the National Defense General maintains a four-level emergency response to flood control in 11 provinces including Chongqing, Anhui and Heilongjiang, while the National Disaster Reduction Committee and the Emergency Management Department maintain a national four-level emergency response to disaster relief. The National Defense Office also sent a working group to Heilongjiang to help guide the flood control and disaster relief work.
Ministries and commissions allocate special funds for flood control and disaster relief.
Recently, the Organization Department of the Central Committee allocated 128 million yuan of special funds to 16 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, including Chongqing and Sichuan, to support flood control and disaster relief.
The Organization Department of the Central Committee stressed that this party membership fee should be paid to the grassroots in time, which is mainly used to express condolences to grassroots party member, cadres and the masses who are fighting in the front line of flood control and disaster relief, and to express condolences to party member and the masses who have encountered difficulties in life due to severe disasters; Repair the educational facilities in party member at the grass-roots level damaged by the disaster. Relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities should, according to the actual situation, implement matching funds from the management of party dues at the corresponding level, allocate them to the grassroots in time, and put them into flood control and disaster relief work, so as to be earmarked for special purposes.
On July 5, the Ministry of Finance and the Emergency Management Department urgently pre-allocated 320 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to support 16 provinces including Chongqing and Sichuan in flood and geological disaster relief. Since the beginning of this year, the national comprehensive fire rescue team has participated in 1,677 flood fighting and rescue operations, dispatched 13,100 fire rescue officers, 2,375 vehicles and 383 boats, and rescued and evacuated 6,348 people trapped.
The National Defense General Working Group guides flood control and disaster relief in Chongqing
The National Defense General Working Group continues to guide flood control and disaster relief work in Wanzhou, Chongqing, requiring local authorities to actively carry out disaster relief, step up efforts to resume production and life, and make every effort to ensure that the affected people are properly resettled. It is predicted that there will still be heavy rainfall in the disaster area in the later period, and the soil water content in some areas tends to be saturated. The working group requires that the team materials be preset in advance, and the personnel in the dangerous area should be decisively transferred in advance to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.
In response to the floods in Wanzhou District of Chongqing, the Red Cross Society of China launched a three-level emergency response on the 5th, and urgently allocated 3,000 family bags, 3,000 towel quilts and 3,000 jackets to support local rescue work. At the same time, it sent a disaster relief working group to the disaster area to guide the Red Cross Society of Chongqing to do a good job in flood control and disaster relief. China Red Cross Southwest Cooperation Zone launched an emergency consultation meeting and made preparations for the rescue forces.
Flood control and disaster relief are under way.
On July 4th, affected by heavy rain, the National Highway 211 from Wanzhou to Shizhu in Chongqing was once blocked. After 52 hours of emergency repairs, the blocked road finally resumed at noon today (July 7).
Recently, the heavy rainfall in Chongqing has also led to an increase in floating objects in the tributaries of the Yangtze River in Zhongxian County, Chongqing. At present, a number of floating boats shuttle back and forth on the river, and carry out floating operations in different regions. Floating workers salvage the floating objects on the river one by one, and then transport them ashore for centralized treatment. Since July 3rd, Zhongxian has dispatched more than 80 manual salvage boats, and salvaged about 400 tons of garbage. In addition, after the flood peak of the Yangtze River transited Zhongxian, the water level of Zhongxian section of the Yangtze River ushered in an increase, and relevant local departments are paying close attention to the water level changes.
Fight the tough battle of flood control and disaster relief
Draw "concentric circles" together to condense the maximum centripetal force. Fighting the tough battle of flood control and disaster relief is an arduous and victorious "battle", which requires the participation of all sectors of society. When the people’s soldiers heard of the "flood season", they moved to the danger, blocked the breach, blocked the piping, reinforced the dikes, and seized the access road; The people’s police stick to their posts and fulfill their duties in the storm to evacuate the affected people; Firefighters take the "flood season" as an order to rescue trapped residents by driving an assault boat; People from all walks of life donate money, materials and love to support the affected people … … With this majestic power of unity, we will be able to build a "safety embankment" for flood control and disaster relief and ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.