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Online help for villagers in Xinxiang, Henan Province, 91 villages flooded with water | Anyang | Extremely heavy rainfall | Bus suspension

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[Epoch Times, July 22, 2021](Interviews and reports by Epoch Times reporters Luo Ya and Xu Meng’er) Heavy rains occurred in Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang and other places in Henan. On July 22, the disaster in Huixian City, Xinxiang City, Henan Province was severe. 91 villages were flooded, power outages occurred in the urban area, and some towns and villages were flooded. The communication signal was completely interrupted due to the power failure. Local people continue to send out calls for help online to the outside world.

Xinxiang is in emergency, 91 villages flooded, many villages and towns flooded

At 4:30 on the 22nd, the Henan Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a red warning of heavy rain. The rainfall in the western part of Anyang, Hebi, and Xinxiang, the eastern part of Zhengzhou and the northern part of Xuchang has reached more than 50 mm. It is expected that in the next 3 hours, the rainfall in the above-mentioned areas will continue, and the cumulative rainfall will reach more than 100 mm.

From July 19 to 22, Xinxiang City, Henan Province experienced extremely heavy rains. The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Xinxiang City, Henan Province stated that a total of 7 medium-sized reservoirs overflowed in Xinxiang City, causing a total of Huixian City, Weihui City, Changyuan City, and 58 townships in Jiaxian, Yuanyang, and Fengqiu counties were affected. As of 22:30 on the 21st, more than 470,000 people have been affected, and more than 55,000 hectares of crops have been affected.

On July 22, the mainland surging news reported that at present, several towns and villages in the city are indeed flooded. The water level in some local villages is relatively deep, some are as deep as 1.5 meters or even 2 meters. At present, the disaster situation in Huixian City is relatively serious, and it is inevitable that water and electricity will be cut off.

Affected by this heavy rainfall, the city’s urban areas were power outages on a large scale, and some towns, towns and villages were completely interrupted due to power outages, and the first floors of government office buildings in Wucun, Gaozhuang and other townships were submerged. At present, there are 91 villages in Huixian City that have inflowed water, and the deepest part of the village water is 1.3 meters.

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A villager in Mengzhuang Village, Fengquan District, Xinxiang told The Epoch Times reporter, “There are more than 20 people trapped nearby who need to be transferred, and the water is 1.5 meters deep. The other party’s mobile phone will soon run out of power. The village is basically bungalows, and now there is no water or electricity. The signal is that the flood discharge dam has been raised, causing floods to enter the village.”

The villager also said that he contacted the Shanxi rescue team. They said that the rescue team had arrived in Xinxiang, and that Fengquan District was far away from Xinxiang where the rescue team was located. They also said that they had other missions and would not go to Mengzhuang Village.

Xiao Chen (pseudonym), a student from Henan Normal University, told Jimu News that at 6 pm on the 21st, the rain suddenly increased and the accumulation of water in the school became more and more serious. “About two hours, the stagnant water downstairs in the dormitory has gone below the knees.”

Ms. Zhang, who lives in the Limin West Yard in Muye District, Xinxiang City, said that her family is an old house that has not been relocated, and the house is old. At present, the first floor has been flooded. They were worried that the house would collapse after being soaked in rain for a long time, so they had to move the valuables to a safe place first.

According to the “Daily Economic News” report, Weihui in Xinxiang is in critical condition. There is a greater risk of dike failure, and there have been several landslides, and the evacuation of villages or flood-discharging areas with low terrain has been organized.

Villagers ask for help online

A local netizen asked for help online and said, “Pay more attention to Hui County, Xinxiang. It is already very serious. They need more rescue. They are close to the Taihang Mountain. Now there are four medium-sized reservoirs that have flooded, three consecutive bridges collapsed, and mountains are all around. Accidents are prone to occur, communities and villages have been flooded, they need support!”

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“Weihe River, Mengjiangnv River, Communism Canal, Weihui is low-lying, and the rain and floods in Huixian County, Jiaozuo Xinxiang are all drained from these three rivers. From the 17th until now, the heavy rain has not stopped. The heavy rainstorm has not happened in a century. Almost all villages in the county have fallen. The county town’s waterlogging is already vulnerable, and the three river embankments are at stake. Save Weihui.”

“Qingshuihe Village, Dunfangdian Township, Weihui City Tel: 15037360130 Number of people: Situation of the whole village: Almost the whole village is trapped! There are only people who have been transferred. We need rescue, and our village will not last until night! The village has a river bank already The dike broke in two places. The villagers in my village have tried their best to contain them. The situation is still not optimistic. The water level is still rising. Now the water level is level with the half-storey house in the village! It is confirmed that it has not been rescued!”

“In Houdaoxiang Village, Weihui City, Xinxiang City, Henan Province, 3,000 people were trapped in the village, mostly left-behind elderly and children. The stagnant water had already reached the second floor and 100,000 people were in a hurry.”

“The whole village of Xiucaizhuang Village, Dakuai Town, Fengquan District, Xinxiang City, Henan Province was flooded and became a hard-hit area. All the residents have been flooded; we are calling for help! Now we are running out of water and electricity, and mobile phone signals are unstable.”

“Weihui’s river bank collapsed immediately. We have four reservoirs here, which can’t hold it. Weihui is at the foot of Taihang Mountain. This is an old town with bungalows. The drainage system is paralyzed. To fill the city with water, we need sandbags. Professional rescue is needed. The river embankment can’t last long. Food can last up to two days. We need water, food and sandbags very much.”

“Wei Hui’s flood situation: The flood was released at night yesterday (21st). The water from the mountain is the same as the Yellow River. Along the way, Andu, Yangcun, Simen, Jinggang, Xiedao Village, Xuetun Village, Xiayuan, along the way All the villages along the way were affected. There was heavy flooding on part of the 107 National Highway. The river was particularly urgent and many villages were flooded.”

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“The whole village of Xiucaizhuang Village, Dakuai Town, Fengquan District, Xinxiang City was flooded and became a hard-hit area. All households have been flooded. We call on the government to pay attention! Now we are running out of water and electricity, and mobile phone signals are unstable.”

The K599 train was flooded again on its way back

In addition, according to Lu media reports, on July 21, the K599 train (Baotou-Guangzhou) stranded on the Zhengzhou section of the Beijing-Guangzhou line due to heavy rain was trapped by flood again on its way back. The train is currently stopping near the North Station of Baoshan Avenue in Fengquan District, Xinxiang City. As water from both sides of the railway flooded at the same time, the roadbed was flooded and the car body was tilted.

Netizen “Li Ruobing Bingbing” asked for help on the Internet, saying that the K599 train is now at Xinxiang North Station, with about 690 people on board (statistics from the conductor). They were trapped for 46 hours, the body tilted twice, water and food were cut off, and they had been trapped for 2 nights. Emergency supplies are needed. Contact: 18237065101 (as of 12.20 on July 22, 2021).

The Epoch Times reporter contacted a male passenger on the train. He said, “It’s been more than 50 hours since we got on the train the day before yesterday. We are now on the transfer road. Now we are transferring to Xinxiang Station. Everything is waiting for railway dispatch. . So I feel like our train has been forgotten.”

“The food we eat today is due to various appeals, and then I got a certain amount of replenishment. The second replenishment of today was distributed at noon, such as ham sausage, milk, mineral water, etc.” he said.

Editor in charge: Lin Congwen#

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