[Epoch Times, July 25, 2021]On July 24, Xinhua News Agency reported the flood in Henan again, stating that “since the 16th, as of 16:00 on the 24th, this round of heavy rainfall in Henan caused 137 counties (cities, districts) in the province. ) 9,305,700 people in 1,373 townships were affected by the disaster, with 58 deaths and 5 missing due to the disaster.”
According to the reports of the party media, the death toll continued to increase, and the time of the disaster was advanced to July 16, not just the “one in a thousand” rainstorm in Zhengzhou, Henan, on July 20. The timeline of this report also made Xi Jinping quite embarrassed.
On July 23, Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping was visiting Tibet, and finally added a special paragraph, saying that “During the inspection, Xi Jinping immediately made important instructions after learning of the extreme heavy rainfall in Henan.” Now, the flood in Henan has been advanced to July 16. Xi Jinping should be still in Beijing and not on the road, but he did not give instructions in time. Whether it is the CCP media’s evasion of reporting on the floods or the CCP officials’ deceit and deception, they once again pushed Xi Jinping to the forefront.
The latest report from Xinhua News Agency also revealed that in Junxian County, Hebi, Henan, “the left bank of the Weihe River collapsed into a breach, and the right bank has been flooded according to the flood release plan, and 6 flood storage and detention areas have been opened.”
This is the first time that party media disclosed the specific locations of river breaches and flood discharges in Henan. Xinhua News Agency did not provide more specific information. Checking the Henan Provincial Government website, it was announced that on July 24, the governor Wang Kai “came to Junxian to conduct rescue and disaster relief”, which should be regarded as a typical case of “leading command”, indicating that the disaster situation in Junxian County near Hebi City, Henan Province was very serious. severe.
Henan Province did not announce the exact time of the breach, but only misrepresented, “Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, a breach occurred in the river section of Xinzhen Town, Weihe Jun County… On the afternoon of July 23, Wang Kai came to the scene”, demanding in the “shortest Within the time limit, the levee will be blocked and the dam will be strengthened. “At present… the work of blocking the levee and consolidating the dam is stepping up.”
The Xinhua News Agency reported that “the collapse of the left bank of the Weihe River has formed a breach, and the right bank has been flooded according to the flood release plan, and 6 flood storage and detention areas have been activated.” Whenever a breach occurs, the breach has not been blocked yet, but the flood discharge has already begun. In fact, there is no other way but to let the flood raging. On July 24, at the Henan Provincial Flood Control Press Conference, CCP officials continued to perfuse and sing hymns, and in front of many media, they repeatedly asked them to dig out more touching stories.
The Emergency Management Department of Henan Province also announced that “the Qi River, Dasha River, Weihe River, Anyang River, and the Communist Canal have over-protected floods, and Yinghe, Honghe, Qinhe, and Huiji Rivers have over-warranted floods. There are 13 in the province. The flood limit water levels of two large-scale reservoirs and 44 medium-sized reservoirs are exceeded.”
This is tantamount to telling in disguise that in order to ensure the safety of these reservoirs, floods will inevitably be released. As for whether the floods have been released before, it is unclear. However, since Henan has been flooded on July 16, it is not difficult to imagine that these reservoirs should have flooded many times, but they dare not make it public. If it were not for the breach on the left bank of the Weihe River in Junxian County, near Hebi, Henan, the right bank could only discharge floods. It is estimated that no one has admitted the flood discharge.
On July 23, the Zhengzhou Municipal Government website announced that Mayor Hou Hong “directed and dispatched flood prevention and rescue work”, also known as “bending himself into the game and fighting on the front line” in accordance with Xi Jinping’s requirements. The government informed that, “In the past few days, Mayor Hou Hong has repeatedly rained deep into reservoirs, river courses and other vulnerable points… In Changzhuang Reservoir, Hou Hong inspected the reservoir dam, reservoir water level, and reservoir flood discharge, etc., and emphasized the need to keep close. Pay attention to hydrological information, strictly control the flood limit water level, timely adjust and release floods… fully protect the safety of reservoirs.”
It can be seen that the Zhengzhou Municipal Government also recognizes that the safety of reservoirs is the first priority and that it also recognizes flood discharge. The floods in Zhengzhou were obviously not only caused by heavy rains.
The notification also gave an example: “Dangerous situation occurred in the Guojiazui Reservoir on the Jinshuihe River in Erqi District. Hou Hong always adhered to the first-line command and disposal of the dangerous situation in the reservoir area. Hong and other measures…At present, the water level of Guojiazui Reservoir has gradually stabilized, forming a downward trend.”
It seems that Xi Jinping’s “forward command” should refer to the reservoir first. According to Xinhua News Agency, “Since the 16th”, “9.305 million people in 137 counties (cities, districts) and 1,373 townships in the province have been affected by the disaster… 814,900 people have been evacuated in emergency, and 1,141,100 people have been evacuated and resettled, and they need urgent living assistance. The number of people reached 444,100”. Compared with the reservoir, these victims are not the so-called “forward command”.
In other words, the CCP officials “directing ahead” of the reservoir to fight floods is equivalent to creating floods for the people, but they are unwilling to tell the people.
Among the nearly tens of millions of victims in Henan, how many were affected by torrential rains and how many were affected by reservoir flood discharges, it is currently impossible to confirm; but it can be confirmed that most people did not know about the flood discharge of the reservoirs and suffered the disaster. The Xinhua News Agency’s report finally stated that “the current situation of the disaster is still undergoing further statistics and verification.”
The large and small reservoirs in Henan Province may still release floods, and the disaster will only expand further, at least the Weihe River has not been blocked yet. This is the case in Henan, and it should be the same in other provinces. Now more people understand where the flood came from.
Editor in charge: Gao Yi#
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