Typhoon "Shadel" caused heavy rainfall in many places in Putian, and the Xiamen Brigade of the Longyan Fire Rescue Mobile Detachment carried out emergency rescue

China News Service, Fuzhou, September 5 (Zheng Jiangluo, Li Yuanhui) Recently, affected by Typhoon "Shadel", many places in Putian City have experienced continuous heavy rainfall, and river water poured into the village, causing houses to be flooded and people trapped. The Xiamen Brigade of the Longyan Fire Rescue Mobile Detachment immediately launched emergency response after receiving instructions from superiors and quickly rushed to the disaster site to carry out rescue and rescue work.

The picture shows the panoramic view of the disaster-stricken area. Photo by Wu Zeyu

The brigade arrived at the mission site for investigation and found that there was serious water accumulation in Baitang Town, Hanjiang District, and Huating Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City. Many people were trapped. In some areas, the water was up to their chests, and streets and alleys were blocked. The brigade made decisive decisions. The first squadron was responsible for evacuating the trapped people in Huating Town, Chengxiang District, and the second squadron was responsible for evacuating the trapped people in Baitang Town.

The water at the mission site was deep and the road was narrow, so the rescuers could only take rubber boats to wade into the village to carry out transfer work. Faced with the complex disaster situation, the rescuers of the brigade were divided into multiple routes to carry out full coverage and dragnet-style investigations, searching for the trapped people from alleys to alleys and houses. All rescuers stayed on the front line and overcame multiple difficulties such as complex environment, limited site space, and long-term continuous operations, and determined not to miss a single household or person.

The picture shows rescuers wading into the water to carry the child out. Photo by Li Yuanhui

During the rescue period, the rescue personnel of the brigade dynamically monitored changes in accumulated water throughout the entire process, regularly inspected and maintained rescue equipment, and strictly implemented various safety control measures to ensure that all rescue operations were carried out in a safe, standardized, efficient and orderly manner.

The picture shows the people affected by the disaster were successfully relocated. Photo by Wu Zeyu

After 12 hours of intensive rescue, the trapped people were moved to a safe area, and the on-site risks and hazards were dealt with. Disaster investigation and post-disaster reconstruction work are still progressing in an orderly manner. (over)