[Epoch Times October 08, 2021](Interviews and reports by Epoch Times reporters Hong Ning and Gu Xiaohua) This round of floods in Shanxi has caused various disasters. Villagers said that one of the reasons that caused the flood to inundate the village was the upstream flood discharge. When the flood came, the original flood control canal had been destroyed, causing the flood to inundate the village. The villagers asked to be held accountable.
The material reservoir built on the exit canal floods back into the village
According to Lu media reports, under the influence of consecutive days of rainfall and upstream water, many dykes have been executed in the Qingxu and Qixian sections of the Wuma River in Shanxi. In many small counties, heavy rains and flash floods blocked the roads. The corn and fruit trees that the farmers had worked so hard to grow were soaked in the water. Poultry and livestock also suffered heavy losses.
Zhuangzi Village, Xugou Town, Qingxu County, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, is located in the east of Xugou Town and mainly focuses on food, vegetables and animal husbandry.
According to public reports, the rivers and canals in Qingxu County, Taiyuan City are connected, with the characteristics of long rivers (lakes and canals). There are Nanbaishi River, East Lake Retreat Canal, and Jiudou Retreat Canal in the county.
A drainage canal is a channel, that is, a channel for draining the remaining water in an irrigation channel or flooding into the canal.
On October 8, Mr. Lin (Hua), a villager of Zhuangzi Village, told the Epoch Times reporter that on October 6, 20 acres of land in the village were flooded. “The vines we planted are growing grapes. This flooding is no good.” He also said that the village to the north was flooded.
He believes that the disaster relief material warehouse in Shanxi Province, which covers an area of more than 50 acres, was built on the retreat canal (Beijing General Retreat), which caused the flood to flow back into the village.
“The drainage channel passed through this disaster relief material storage site, and they filled the drainage channel with soil. This caused the rainwater to pour back into our farmland.” Mr. Lin said, “It was filled last year, and the villagers reported that it was useless many times.”
He said that the disaster relief material warehouse has been completed. We went to their leaders and said that this disaster relief material warehouse should be used for disaster relief for the people, but it has caused us disasters!
On May 11 this year, the “China Environment News” reported that on April 22, the “CPC Central Ecological Environmental Protection Supervision Group” notified a typical case of “The pollution problem of Nanbaishi River in Qingxu County, Taiyuan City has not yet been fundamentally solved”, guide Baishihe There are four main problems in governance.
According to the report, Taiyuan City immediately established a rectification leadership group. Qingxu County authorities inspected the Donghu Retreat Canal, the Jiudou Retreat Canal, and the enterprises along the Nanbaishi River Basin… Daily to four entrances to Fen including the North Headquarters Retreat. Monitoring from time to time…
Mr. Zhao told the Epoch Times reporter that the government said it would repair the Beijing Headquarters Retreat, but it has not been repaired so far.
The construction of the factory destroys the flood control channels and must be held accountable
Sangliushu Village, Yi’an Town, Jiexiu City, Shanxi is located in the northwest corner of Jiexiu City, and is the gateway to Jiexiu.
On the morning of October 8, Ms. Liu (surname of Hua), a villager from Sangliushu, told the Epoch Times reporter, “When flooding (upstream), the flood must pass through Sangliushu Village and other four locations. Because our village has the lowest terrain, when the flood is discharged, we The village must be flooded.”
Ms. Liu said that at 8:15 on the 8th, the water was still rising, and we didn’t know how much water could rise. We were notified to evacuate only later. It turned out that the dyke near the village had broken. “On October 7th, the villagers felt something was wrong. The villagers had been piling up sand, rescuing, and dumped a lot of dirt. Finally, we couldn’t resist it, so we evacuated.”
In addition to the upstream flood discharge, Ms. Liu believes that the destruction of the local drainage canal is also the main reason for the villagers’ disasters.
She said that a factory was built in the neighboring village, which blocked the village’s flood control project (outlet canal), and the village may be flooded when flooding occurs. “The factory has made enough money, because the pollution is too serious and it has closed down, but the stones are still there. This flood caused such a huge loss of mulberry and willow trees, it is all the efforts of the villagers. There are more than a thousand people in the village, we They must be held accountable!”
How heavy the loss of the villagers
The girl Zhao said, my family grows fruit trees and has invested hundreds of thousands in fruit picking gardens, and there is nothing left! The garden was full of water, and the fruit was soaked and died. “How many years are my savings! I have just established an orchard for two to three years, and it will take many years for the fruit trees to grow. I am facing bankruptcy!”
She said that all the crops planted in the field have been soaked in water, and the grain (mainly corn and sorghum) has not yet been recovered. “This year’s food rations are all a problem. All four children in my family can’t afford to go to school, and life is a problem.”
Ms. Liu said that the villagers and some livestock were evacuated. The villagers lived in the hotel, but they lacked clothes and felt cold. I was too hasty when we evacuated, and it was too late to bring things. No aid has been received yet.
She expressed her inner anxiety to the reporter, “Living in a hotel is uneasy and worried. Home is our root! The villagers are very anxious. We are already poor and backward. The hard-earned money saved by the villagers has worked so hard. , After repairing the house, the water soaked, it’s all over, does the government take care of it?”
Floods in Shanxi have caused disasters everywhere
Since October, the Shanxi region has been hit by heavy rainfall continuously, coupled with the flood discharge of upstream reservoirs, causing disasters everywhere in Shanxi-the suspension of railroad tracks, the transfer of tens of thousands of people overnight, and the suspension of 27 coal mines…
According to Lu media reports, a large pit collapsed in the ground of a parking lot in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, due to long periods of heavy rain. The surrounding vehicles were severely damaged.
In Pu County, Linfen, Shanxi, heavy rainfall and floods caused large-scale landslides, boulders and sediments rolled down, vehicles under the mountains were buried, and residential buildings were damaged to varying degrees, causing 5 people to be buried and 3 people killed.
The actual number of people killed is unknown.
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