[Epoch Times, July 22, 2021](Interviews by Epoch Times reporters Gu Xiaohua and Cheng Jing) Recently, the outbreak of floods in Henan has attracted global attention. The Jingguang Road tunnel in Zhengzhou, which was the worst hit by the disaster, was flooded on the evening of July 20. Today (22) the stagnant water was evacuated. Netizens posted a video showing that cars were overturned and piled up like a mountain. How many similar tunnels are there in Zhengzhou? How many people escaped? The police were busy pulling the cordon, not allowing citizens to approach.
Zhengzhou Jingguang Expressway Tunnel, located on the south side of the intersection of Jingguang Road and Zhongyuan Road, is the main component of the Jingguang Road-Shakou Road Expressway and one of the most important traffic arteries in Zhengzhou. The tunnel starts from Hanghai Road in the south , North to Jianshe Road, with a total length of about 4 kilometers and 6 lanes in both directions.
On the night of Tuesday (20th), the tunnel was “flooded in 5 minutes”, and a large number of vehicles and people were trapped. It was only at 10:39 yesterday (21st) that Zhengzhou Traffic Broadcasting reported that there was serious water accumulation in many places on Jingguang Road, and the whole line was disconnected. Rescuers said that when they first arrived, “the water level in the tunnel was full”, almost parallel to the road. From 7 pm on the 21st to 4 pm on the 22nd, in addition to refueling vehicles, water has been pumping.
As of today (22nd) around 18:30 Beijing time, the Beijing Daily reported that the Jingguang Road tunnel is still draining water at full capacity, and the current water level warning line scale is displayed as 2.2 meters. It is expected that the stagnant water will be drained before noon tomorrow.
The accumulation of cars in the Jingguang Road tunnel is unbearable
During the daytime today, when Zhengzhou officials were pumping water from the tunnel, many citizens came to watch the scene.
A male citizen told the Epoch Times reporter: “This tunnel is three or four kilometers away. What can be seen now is pumped. After pumping, the car has floated out, or it has fallen into one piece. This is all that can be seen in real life. Dozens of them.”
But he said, “There is still water in the tunnel that hasn’t been pumped out, and I can’t see it there.” “Three or four kilometers, if you look at it visually, there are hundreds of vehicles.”
The tragic scene of Zhengzhou Jingguang North Road Tunnel after the flood:
Some netizens also said, “Jingguang Road Tunnel, a 4km tunnel was flooded in five minutes. The one near the exit (the owner can) abandon the car and ran out. The one who is far away can hardly imagine. despair.”
As long as you drive into the tunnel
The citizen talked about the situation on the day and said, “Here is heavy rain in the tunnel. After the heavy rain, the water in the tunnel is very deep. If you go in again, in a short time, the tunnel is not a slope. In a short time, a lot of water will rush into it. , You know? You can’t get out at all when you go in. I tell you that the car has basically turned off, and you just got stuck inside.”
“You open the window, even if you can escape, but you open the window to run up? This tunnel is three to four kilometers. Three to four kilometers, if you are in the middle position, you can’t run on either side, and the water is still flowing down. , The current is so fast, the water on the road can wash people down, and directly rush people away.”
“You said that when the tunnel is downhill, the water is deep and the water is very urgent, let alone ordinary people, even if we are relatively strong, it is also very troublesome. It is unthinkable, I dare not imagine this.”
The tragic scene will not be broadcast by the official
The citizen said, “We can only see some superficial things, because as long as the water is gradually reduced, more and more cars will emerge, or there will be some very miserable things. (Official) I will definitely not let us go. Just now our “Henan Satellite TV Channel” is live, even if the TV station is live, he will not take the tragic scenes inside.”
He said, “There is now martial law inside, and the people from Henan TV are definitely on the scene. There is no problem with the broadcast. But the images inside the scene will not be shown. There will be data behind, how many casualties are there.”
During the heavy rain that day, he said, “You can’t get out when you go out, and you can’t save it. Many people were washed away when they walked on the main road. There are still many people who rescued. You still go to the tunnel. Who dares to go? tunnel.”
The water on the flat ground is about ten meters high. How deep will the water be?
The tunnel was accused of being “flooded in 5 minutes” that day. How high was it? The man said, “If you want to say that the tunnel is high, I often walk, how I feel before walking (height) is about seven or eight meters or ten meters. It must be, I feel it.”
The online video showed that the entrance of the tunnel was completely submerged by stagnant water at one time, as high as the middle of the six characters of the “Jingguang South Road Tunnel” above the entrance.
He said, “Think about all the traffic in Zhengzhou, all the roads, and the water on the plane is up to the waist.” “You said that the tunnel can not enter the water? Now the rain has stopped, and the rescue is in progress.”
According to Lu media reports, as of 18:30 on the 22nd, the tunnel was still draining at full capacity, but the warning line was still displayed at 2.2 meters. How deep is the water?
“Now those of us who didn’t drive out, didn’t suffer from a disaster, and there is no problem with personal safety.” He said, but “many cars on the road have been soaked in water. If your car was parked well, it rushed and rushed. , Just rushed away, just like this.”
“It’s okay on the roadside, but tunnels are very low-lying places. That kind of place must be very dangerous.”
How many tunnels in Zhengzhou are flooded?The authorities will delete the live video
The Zhengzhou Jingguang Tunnel was reported to be one of the worst-hit locations in Zhengzhou. The number of tunnels in Zhengzhou, and how many are flooded, has not been reported by the authorities.
The man disclosed, “All the tunnels were flooded that day (20th). After the rain stopped, now you see the picture to rescue, and then the tunnel is pumped.”
“So many tunnels, including these, really make you feel shocked when you watch them. But they will all be under martial law, and we won’t be allowed to see them, you know?”
“There are too many Zhengzhou tunnels. I can’t really count those.” “I know a few areas, one, two, three, four, five, anyway.” “I can’t tell the specifics, anyway. We know that the two or three tunnels near us are all flooded.”
“The biggest loss at the moment is this Jingguang Road tunnel. It is the nearest to us, and we dare not go far away from us, right?”
“The government will definitely delete my video, but it won’t delete it now. There are a lot of publicity now, but it’s just looking for someone. There are also many people.” “Currently it is allowed, and it will definitely be rectified later. .”
The Jingguang Road Tunnel has been cordoned off to prevent people from approaching
Today (22nd), Zhengzhou Jingguang North Road Tunnel began to pump water, and a large number of flooded vehicles were exposed to the surface. It is estimated that many people were killed inside. The police began to implement martial law on the scene, pulling up a cordon, and preventing people from approaching. It is suspected that the authorities will conceal the death toll.
The man revealed, “The normal tunnel over there is now under martial law, and the cordon is pulled, so people are no longer approached.”
He said, “We went there just now. When my friend and I were there just now, many police officers, police cars, and rescue vehicles were there. The cordon was pulled up, and it was already under martial law.
“A lot of people are watching, and now everyone on the side is cleared away.” “As soon as this similar situation occurs, I will definitely not let it be seen.” “There are too many police officers.”
The police prevented everyone from approaching the Jingguang Road Tunnel:
Some netizens also said, “Five minutes to submerge”, is that heavy rain? That is the flood! Where did the flood come from? Several reservoirs in southwestern Zhengzhou released floods on the morning of the 20th, and the public questioned the truth about accountability.
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