On July 9, the rainstorm caused serious ponding in Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province, and many people were trapped. Volunteer Liao Yijie collapsed on the roadside after 14 hours of continuous rescue. Liao Yijie wept bitterly when he heard that someone might not have been rescued.
'I kept watching and didn't find & hellip& hellip; I've really worked hard, 'he said.
On the afternoon of July 9, a staff member of relevant departments of Anyuan District People's Government of Pingxiang City told surging news that the scene in the video occurred around 11 noon on July 9. Liao Yijie is a member of Pingxiang sunshine rescue team and has just graduated from the police academy for five or six days. He participated in the rescue from 10 p.m. on July 8 until more than 11 a.m. on July 9.
Liao Yijie sat down on the ground because he was too tired after working for more than ten hours.
The aforementioned staff member of Pingxiang Anyuan District People's government told surging news that Liao Yijie burst into tears when he heard someone say, '(maybe) someone floated down'.
According to the staff member, Liao Yijie is a swimming coach. He has practiced in Nanchang fire department before. He has good water properties and has accumulated some rescue experience and skills. When he heard someone shouting for a new task, Liao Yijie put down his lunch box and returned to the rescue site.
Liu Xinping, Liao Yijie's junior middle school head teacher, told surging news that Liao Yijie was naughty when he was studying, but he was very loyal. Until now, Liao Yijie will occasionally visit him at school.
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Extended reading:
Pingxiang, Jiangxi experienced heavy rainfall and actively carried out rescue
On the afternoon of September 9, in Binhe Road, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, Luo Shida, a communication base station maintenance worker, and his colleagues were busy repairing the communication base station in the water more than half a meter deep.
In recent days, Jiangxi has suffered heavy rain and floods. From 8:00 on July 6 to 8:00 on July 9, the average rainfall in the province was 91.7 mm. Among them, 267mm in Pingxiang City, 236mm in Xinyu City and 186mm in Yingtan City.
Known as the "Pearl of western Jiangxi" and located at the border between Hunan and Jiangxi, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, has serious waterlogging in some urban areas due to continuous heavy rainfall, and the low-lying streets seem to become a river.
Reporters at the scene saw that the riverside streets were floating with leaves, froth, wood and other floating objects. Many private cars and shared bicycles were flooded in the water, and rescue workers constantly used assault boats and excavators to transport trapped people.
'it's been raining these two days, and it hasn't stopped. It's here when the water at the door is the deepest.' Liu Yan, a 37 year old Pingxiang citizen, pointed to her waist and said that she had wanted to take her aunt and uncle to her home to avoid danger, but because the water was too deep, she couldn't get through either driving or riding an electric car. 'fortunately, firefighters have sent them to other relatives' homes.'
Zeng Jin, 24, was also stranded because of urban waterlogging. " I came to the city on business and stayed in a hotel last night. " Zeng Jin, from Shangli County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, said frankly, "I got up this morning. I've never seen such a big water. I was trapped in the hotel all day."
"When the water was big, all the water in Pingshui River poured into the street." Luo Shida is discussing with his colleagues to send the generator to the communication base station, 'the base station is powered off. We must send the generator to ensure smooth communication. Before, the water was too big for the car to come in, so we had to use a kayak. "
Pingshui River beside Binhe Road is turbid and turbulent. Many local people with umbrellas hurried across the bridge.
Official statistics show that from 8:00 on July 6 to 8:00 on July 9, 23 stations of 16 rivers including Ganjiang tributaries, Fuhe River and Xinjiang River in Jiangxi Province experienced over alarm floods. The current flood disaster has affected 1.463 million people in Jiangxi, with a direct economic loss of 1.53 billion yuan.
As night falls, the water has not receded, the rainfall continues, and the rescue assault boat still goes back and forth in the night.