[Epoch Times, July 21, 2021]In the past few days, Zhengzhou has been hit by heavy rains, and many places have suffered severe disasters. Among them, serious floods and landslides occurred in Gongyi, and multiple landslides occurred on the roads. There were 14 reservoirs overflowing from the spillway. Among them, Mihe Township and Xiaoguan Township were flooded in a large area. In addition, the flood also caused the collapse of a 7-story residential building in a community in Mihe Town.
On July 21, the official website of the Gongyi Municipal Government of the Communist Party of China notified the situation of the torrential rain. According to the report, severe flooding occurred in Gongyi. Many houses and walls in the city collapsed. At least 4 people have died. The spillway of 14 reservoirs has overflowed. Among them, Mihe Township and Xiaoguan Township were flooded in a large area and the disaster was serious.
The heavy rainfall also caused many landslides in the Gongyi Mountains and roads, involving a total of 83 roads. Since the morning of July 20, landslides of varying degrees have occurred in the three control projects of Zhaogou, Peiyu, and Shendi on the Gongyi section of the Yellow River in Henan, and all roads around the project have been interrupted.
In addition, local communications, power supply, and water supply restoration are facing difficulties. Many buried communication cables were broken, the base station foundation sank, cabinets and towers were buried by mudslides, and some telegraph poles outside the base station fell to the ground, causing some areas of communication to be blocked and normal power supply unavailable. Water was cut off in the eastern district of Gongyi City.
Mihe Town is located in the mountainous area of western Henan. On July 20, the town of Mihe Township, located at the confluence of two rivers, was inundated by floods that flowed over the river bank. A large number of roads were damaged, houses were flooded, and vehicles were flooded. The 310 National Road passing through Mihe Town was destroyed by water for more than 100 meters.
At 8 o’clock in the evening on July 20, Building 7, Mingyue New Village, Mihe Town, Gongyi City, Henan Province collapsed. Mr. Li, a resident of the community, told JiMu News that there are a total of 8 buildings in the community, of which Building No. 7 collapsed, with a total of 7 floors. At present, all buildings have been cut off from water, electricity and gas, and communications have been affected. His family had already been evacuated safely, but they could not be reached from the afternoon to the evening of the 20th, and the phone could not be reached.
Lu media reported that the floods in the town area had subsided in the early morning of July 21, but the roads were full of silt, and residential houses were generally submerged half a story high. Mihe Township, Gongyi City and some villages have been out of power, network, and water for more than 24 hours, and supplies are difficult.
Netizens “You are the pocket of love” posted on the 21st, saying, “The water in the block has basically gone back. It’s a mess. There is no water or electricity. They are all trapped upstairs and have no food.”
“Deep-sea fish swim ashore” posted a post saying, “Parents and a family of five adults and two children were trapped upstairs, the signal tower was destroyed, water and electricity and natural gas were cut off, eating and drinking became a major problem, and all mobile phones were out of power and lost connection overnight. .”
At about 1:30 a.m. on July 21, the bank of the Jialu River section of Rongzhuang Village, Hansi Town, Zhongmu County, Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou City broke the bank, and the length of the breach was about 6 meters. The village was flooded with a lot of water, and the crops were basically flooded. The top of his head.
“It’s the first time I saw such a big flood when I grew up.” Mr. Duan, a villager, told JiMu News that it had been raining in the area recently. The rain on the afternoon of the 20th was exceptionally heavy, and the water of the Jialu River flowing through the village has been rising.
On July 20, the Yihetan dam in Yichuan County, Luoyang, Henan Province suffered a breach of about 20 meters. The river embankment was seriously damaged and the dam may collapse at any time.
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