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Floods in Heilongjiang, flooded large tracts of farmland, villagers cry

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[Epoch Times June 27, 2021]Floods are raging in Heilongjiang Province. Floods occurred in the upper reaches of Heilongjiang and the trunk and tributaries of the upper reaches of the Nenjiang River. Recently, the flood control alert of Heihe City Section has been upgraded to Level I. Some local villages were flooded, and more than 2,600 people in 10 villages were forced to evacuate.

According to mainland media reports, on the morning of June 26, on National Highway 331, from Heihe urban area to Zhangdiyingzi Township in Aihui District, starting from the intersection of Shangmachang Village, Shangmachang Township, Aihui District, at the road leading to Heilongjiang River The intersections on the side are guarded by flood control personnel on duty, and non-flood control vehicles and personnel are prohibited from entering.

On the windshield of the vehicles at the intersection, there is a no-go notice, stating that “At present, Aihui District has initiated a Class I emergency response to flood disasters.” “The closed management of the villages that have completed the transfer and resettlement. The emergency response is lifted Previously, no one was allowed to enter without authorization.”

Granny Xu, a resident of Shangmachang Village in her 70s, couldn’t help crying when she watched her house’s corn and soybeans flooded. She and her husband were evacuated from the village on June 24.

She said that most of the food in the family was brought out, but the 6 chickens and a small part of the food and fertilizers were still at home. She did not bring them out. She hoped that there was no water in the house.

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Granny Xu said that her family had more than 70 acres of land, all located not far from the Heilongjiang River, and they were almost completely submerged by the rising floods. She looked very distressed.

Uncle Huang’s house is high on the west side of the road and does not need to be relocated, but his family has more than 60 acres of land on the east side of the road, not far from Heilongjiang, planting corn, and it has been flooded.

The rising flood water has submerged a large area of ​​farmland, some places still show corn seedlings, and some can only watch a white flood.

According to local villagers, the last time the farmland in Shangmachang Village was flooded in 1984.

Editor in charge: Zhao Fenghua

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