Henan Province’s emergency drill in response to severe floods and waterlogging disasters was held in Kaifeng City Branch – Current Affairs – Kaifeng.com

Kaifeng Net News All-media reporter Wei Dongzhu reported that on May 26, Henan Province’s emergency drill in response to severe flood disasters was held in Kaifeng City Branch. The content of the drill is the transfer of people in the Yellow River floodplain area of ​​Lankao to avoid danger and the emergency protection of the Yellow River Control and Guidance Project. The province-wide drill was held in the form of a video conference. The main venue was set up at the Provincial Flood Control Emergency Command Center, the provincial cities, Jiyuan Demonstration Zone, Airport Zone and counties (cities, districts) set up branch venues, and 7 provincial cities set up drills on site. Gao Jianjun, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Commander of the Municipal Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, participated in the drill and reported the drill to the Provincial Flood Control Emergency Command Center at the scene.

City leaders Lu Zhijun, Zhang Songwen, Xu Tong, Huang Yuguo, Li Mingjun, Ma Zhonghu, and Wang Guoqing participated in the exercise.

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on flood control and disaster relief, implement the relevant requirements of Premier Li Keqiang’s inspection of flood control work in Henan, and deeply learn the lessons of the “7.20” heavy rainstorm disaster in Zhengzhou, Henan, in accordance with the provincial party secretary Lou Yangsheng and the provincial governor Wang Kai. According to the instructions, the provincial party committee and the provincial government are scheduled to hold an emergency drill in response to severe floods in Henan Province on the morning of May 26. The exercise simulated the “July 20” heavy rainstorms and floods in many places in our province in 2021 during the flood season this year, and the four river basins of the Yellow River, Huaihe, Haihe, and Yangtze Rivers all occurred in different magnitudes of super-standard floods. Among them, the Kaifeng City drill content is that the simulation is affected by heavy rainfall, the water level of the Yellow River in the Lankao section of Kaifeng City continues to rise, and the commander of the Municipal Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reports defensive countermeasures. A certain part of the floodplain of the Yellow River was flooded, and a certain dangerous industrial control and guidance project in the Yellow River occurred in a relatively dangerous situation. The masses in the floodplain were organized to transfer and avoid danger, and the project rescue was carried out.

At 8:30 a.m., Gao Jianjun and others arrived at the site of the Yellow River Flood Control Frontline Headquarters. All personnel, machinery, materials, etc. have been assembled in place. In the face of dangerous situations, after consultation, research and judgment by the on-site headquarters, and command and dispatch, the city effectively and orderly responded to the catastrophic flood disaster. At 11:15, Gao Jianjun reported the city’s drill to the provincial flood control emergency command center at the East Damtou flood control site in Lankao. The drill scenario is that the super-large flood peak of the Yellow River is about to reach our city, posing a huge threat to the lives and property of the people in the floodplain. 94,700 people need to be transferred urgently, and the embankment project may have more dangerous situations. The city immediately launched a flood control level I response, and the city has entered a state of emergency. A total of 280 resettlement sites have been set up, which can accommodate 100,000 people. All the people in the floodplain will be transferred and resettled before 18:00 that day. At present, 151 emergency rescue teams, 12,000 people, 608 large-scale machinery, and 110,000 cubic meters of stone materials have been urgently mobilized to rescue the Dongbatou insurance workers who are in serious danger.

Kaifeng City, in accordance with the requirements of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, adheres to the people first and life first, resolutely wins the tough battle of flood control of the Yellow River, scientifically and effectively defends against severe flood disasters, and resolutely protects the safety of people’s lives and property. Under the command and dispatch of the Municipal Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the rescue teams at all levels and units in the city obeyed the command, responded quickly, responded calmly, performed their respective duties and responsibilities, concentrated their efforts, and cooperated with each other to avoid risks, transfer and transition. In the resettlement, engineering rescue and other work, they worked hard to one place, twisted into a single rope, dared to fight, dare to rush, and dared to take responsibility to ensure that the danger was effectively controlled, which fully demonstrated the hard work and progress of the cadres and the masses in Kaifeng, and the drill achieved the expected effect. .

The above pictures are taken by all media reporter Liu Ruiheng