2023-05-07 23:46:49
Broken bridge. (Picture / flip from Weibo)
Recently, China’s Jiangxi and Fujian regions have suffered heavy rains, and the water levels of local streams have skyrocketed. In Jiangxi Province alone, 497,000 people have been injured, and the estimated loss is as high as 520 million yuan. And now there is news that when four local officials in Fujian Province were surveying the disaster situation once morest the wind and rain, the bridge was washed away due to the soaring water level of Longchuan River, and the four officials surveying the disaster on it were washed away by the flood. , whereregardings are unknown.
According to Chinese media reports, the incident occurred in Pinglin Village, Tieshan Street, Xinluo District, Longyan City, Fujian Province. Due to the heavy rain, the water level of the main local river, Longchuan River, soared. At that time, four officials boarded the bridge to inspect the disaster. Unexpectedly, the flood broke the bridge just like that, and the four officials also fell into the rapid flood, and their whereregardings are unknown.
The report pointed out that the four officials who fell into the water belonged to the local sub-district office and a village-level cadre, and the youngest was only 25 years old. Although the local unit and villagers immediately organized a rescue team to search, as of 14:00 on the 7th, the whereregardings of the four officials had not yet been found.
Since the 5th, heavy rains have hit southeastern China, especially Jiangxi and Fujian. Among them, the rainfall in Sanyuan, Fuzhou, Jiangxi was 406 millimeters, and Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian was 313 millimeters, both of which broke previous records. In these two provinces, more than 21 rivers flooded. In Jiangxi Province, 497,000 people were affected in 43 counties in 7 districts and cities including Fuzhou City, Ji’an City, Yichun City, Xinyu City, Pingxiang City, Shangrao City, and Ganzhou City, and the initial estimated loss was as high as 520 million yuan.
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