Heavy rains in Putian caused water accumulation in many places. Firefighters evacuated people and provided protection at resettlement sites.

China News Service, Putian, September 4 (Ye Qiuyun) On the 4th, a China News Service delegation drove from Putian Xianyou to Chengxiang District of the city. Landslides and landslides were seen in many places along the way, and many cars broke down due to wading in the water. In Huating Town, the water has not receded, and fire rescue personnel are urgently evacuating people.

The core area of ​​China Electronics Science and Technology Innovation City, one kilometer away from the water accumulation point in Huating Town, was originally an industrial park. Now it has become a centralized resettlement site in Huating Town, and it is the safest place for more than 300 people to stay.

At 17:30, the rain gradually subsided, and the aroma of braised pork rice wafted from the canteen on the second floor. People lined up to get rice in an orderly manner. The staff shuttled among the crowd, constantly asking "Is it enough to eat?" and "Do you want more?"

"We started providing support at around 19:00 yesterday and began to receive people in the early morning." Xu Yangsheng, a security officer at the resettlement site, told reporters that the first batch of people were soaked when they were brought there. "The first thing we did was to put them into dry clothes and give them hot food."

The third floor is a temporary accommodation area. Straw mats are neatly spread, quilts are piled up, and toiletries, changes of clothes, etc. are distributed to each household. Xu Yangsheng said that the oldest among the more than 300 people was over 90 years old.

The resettlement site also has a medical point. Wu Suyong, a doctor from Putian Chengxiang District Hospital (Eastern District of Putian First Hospital), came to the resettlement site around 4 o'clock to garrison. He told an emergency incident: a 7-year-old boy had a high fever of 40°C. His temperature did not drop after taking ibuprofen suppositories. He was in urgent need of oral liquid, but the ambulance delivering the medicine broke down due to water accumulation.

"The child's face was red with fever, and the parents were so anxious that they burst into tears." Without thinking much, Wu Suyong stepped into the standing water and rushed out on foot, a 3-kilometer round trip to retrieve the medicine. "Fortunately, on the way back, an enthusiastic citizen picked me up in his private car." He said that the child's body temperature gradually dropped after taking the medicine, and everyone was relieved.

The Putian Meteorological Observatory downgraded the red rain warning signal to a blue heavy rain warning signal at 19:14 on the 4th. At present, work such as dredging and drainage, road repairs, and power repairs are still continuing. (over)