[Epoch Times News on August 21, 2021](Epoch Times reporters Hong Ning and Gu Qing’er interviewed and reported) A few days ago, Lantian County, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province suffered heavy rains, causing serious disasters in towns such as Bayuan Town and Jiujianfang Town in Lantian County Some houses and roads in the local area were destroyed by the flood, the network was cut off, and some people were besieged by the flood. Some people lost contact and some were washed away by the flood. At present, there is an urgent need for large amounts of water and instant noodles.
From 15:00 on August 19 to 02:00 on August 20, there was heavy rain in some areas of Lantian County. The maximum rainfall in 19 towns and streets of the county was 203.1 mm in Tonge Village, Jiujifang Town. The heavy rain caused Bayuan Town and Jiujifang Town. Some houses in the town, Lanqiao Town, and Puhua Town collapsed, roads were washed out, the network was cut off, and people lost contact.
Lantian County officially notified that. Heavy rainfall caused part of the national highway G312 and provincial highway S101 in Lantian County to collapse and wash away, and some traffic, power, and communications along the way were interrupted. At present, 13 villages in Jiujianfang Town have power outages, involving 18,600 people, and 4 bridges have been damaged; roads, electricity, and communications have been damaged in 7 villages in Lanqiao Town.
Among them, nine Jianfang towns were severely affected. “There was a sudden increase in water, and there was no time to transfer. Someone was washed away, my distant relatives were washed away by the water, and others were also washed away.” Mr. Liu, a villager in the town, told the Epoch Times reporter on August 21 .
Mr. Liu recalled, “At six or seven o’clock in the evening on the 19th, the water was suddenly very big and poured into the house. It swept people down and ran away. The water was almost reaching the neck. The rain on the mountain was so heavy that it rushed down. The backyard was destroyed. The house behind our mahjong hall was completely washed away, even the fish pond was gone, and it was flat.”
Many old houses in the village were washed down by the flood, and the newly built concrete houses were also flooded. The contents of the villagers’ homes were soaked up. Most of the villagers moved to live in schools, some went to friends’ houses, and some stayed at home. Unwilling to come out. Now local people rely on civilian rescue teams and villagers to help themselves.
“At present, six or seven bridges (in the town) have been broken.” Mr. Liu said, “The villagers are saving themselves. Now we buy instant noodles and water. The water has receded yesterday (20) morning.”
Mr. Zhang, a villager in Yuejiayan Village, Jiujianfang Town, described, “It rained heavily on the evening of August 19, and there was a lot of water on the mountain. I have never seen such a large amount of water.”
Due to the pollution of the water source, a large amount of instant noodles, water and lighting equipment are needed locally. “Drinking water is estimated to be unavailable for a long time. Now (the entire town) is out of power, and communication is sometimes available, sometimes not, and now only part of it is available.” Mr. Zhang said.
Mr. Zhang said that there are about 20,000 people in the town, and they live relatively scattered. Many villages in Jiujianfang Town were seriously affected. It is estimated that there are several thousand houses collapsed in the town. There are 50 or 60 houses destroyed in each village. Many of them in the mountains cannot be contacted. How many people are missing.
Hewankou Village in Puhua Town, Lantian County is close to Qinghe River. At 6 pm on the 19th, precipitation occurred in Hewankou Village and the water level of the river rose rapidly, causing damage to houses and river courses along the river.
The 86-year-old old lady Chen told the news of the nine factions on the mainland that it was the first time she had seen such a large amount of water. Can’t make it through.”
“When I found that there was a water leak in my home, the flood water had already flooded my door.” said Zhang Xiulan, a villager in the village. At about 8:30 pm on the 19th, she and her husband Liu Zengping discovered that water was starting to enter the house. “Open the door. I’m overwhelmed and I can’t leave at all.”
The report said that because the escape route was blocked by floods and muddy water kept flowing into the home, he finally demolished the wall in the backyard of his home and escaped with his wife and his paraplegic father.
Zhang Xiulan cried and said that there was a 400-square-foot pig shed in front of her house, with nearly 200 pigs in it, and a large cropland next to her. “The pig shed and crop land are gone, and 200 pigs were washed away. With only a lot of sand and stones left, the direct economic loss of our family is more than 100,000 yuan.”
On the evening of August 19, part of the Shangzhou District of Shangluo City suffered heavy rains. Muhuguan Town, Yangxie Town and other places were hit by heavy rains, causing the river to soar. The 312 national road section leading to Muhuguan Town was destroyed by water. The heavy rain caused serious damage to some bridges and roads leading to the village group, and the power and communication were interrupted after the power facilities were damaged.
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