[Epoch Times, July 22, 2021]Recently, Henan has been plagued by disasters: mining disasters, explosions, and heavy rains. In particular, the flooding of the Zhengzhou subway caused casualties, and it has been accused of man-made disasters. After the flood, whether Lou Yangsheng, secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, and Xu Liyi, secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee, have changed their official careers has led to speculation.
Starting from July 17th, heavy rains and extreme rainstorms have occurred in various parts of Henan Province, causing disasters such as waterlogging, flooding, and dam failures in many places. According to a report from the Henan Provincial Emergency Management Department of the Communist Party of China on the 22nd, the heavy rainfall has caused more than 3 million people in the province to be affected, 33 people were killed and 8 people were missing.
On July 20, the entire Zhengzhou city was “dipped in water”, the traffic was paralyzed, and the flood flooded into the subway station. In particular, the water in the train of Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 spread to the chest and even the neck of adults. Officially, the death toll of the Zhengzhou subway is 12, but this figure has caused suspicion by the outside world.
It is reported that there were more than 500 passengers trapped on Metro Line 5. The staff of the emergency department of the Ninth Hospital of Zhengzhou City told the mainland Jimu News that on July 20, the hospital admitted to the injured passengers in the Zhengzhou subway. Among them, the passengers have died unfortunately. It is inconvenient to disclose the specific number. “
Subsequently, news of relatives seeking relatives of people who lost contact on Metro Line 5 was revealed one after another.
Hong Kong’s Ming Pao’s signed commentary on July 22 stated that Henan Province, which was hit by the heavy rain this time, had just changed its provincial party committee secretary in early June. Lou Yangsheng is regarded as a member of Xi Jinping’s “Zhijiang New Army”. He is optimistic that next year’s 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be able to rise to the next level. However, after he assumed his new position, Henan first suffered a fatal mine disaster, and now he has encountered torrential rains. He really wants to Exclaimed “delivered to Huagai”.
The article believes that the flooding of Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 caused a lot of criticism from mainland netizens. The heavy rain that has occurred once in a thousand years is a natural disaster, but if the subway response and rescue are not timely, it is hard to say that it is not a man-made disaster.
Xu Liyi, secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee who is also a member of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, is also a member of the “Zhijiang New Army”. In this disaster, Xu Liyi was accused of failing to prevent floods.
On July 19, at a special meeting held by the Municipal Flood Control Headquarters, Xu Liyi asked to ensure that “major water conservancy projects will not be involved, important traffic will not be interrupted, water will not enter the homes of urban residents, and there will be no long-term accumulation of water in local areas of the city.” “Five nos” goal.
The above article believes that Xu Liyi accompanied the governor Wang Kai to inspect the Yellow River embankment recently; the subordinate Gongyi City landslide (4 people died), the Dengfeng Aluminum Plant explosion and other accidents also distracted the attention of the authorities; more importantly, , The myth of “important traffic uninterrupted” in the “five nos” goal, on the contrary, affected the decision to close the subway station as soon as possible, resulting in 12 deaths. Xu Liyi has no outstanding performance in Zhengzhou for two years. Whether his career will be affected by this incident remains to be seen.
In addition, on July 20, an explosion occurred in Dengdian Group Aluminum Alloy Co., Ltd., located in Quhe Village, Gaocheng Town, Dengfeng City, Henan Province. At around 4 pm on the 21st, another explosion occurred in the calcium carbide in Tanglidian Village, Tieshan Street, Wugang City, Henan Province.
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