A flash flood broke out in Pengzhou, Sichuan on the followingnoon of the 13th, washing away many tourists. Many people have uploaded live videos one following another. According to the videos of witnesses transferred to PO by Chinanews.com, the water level in the riverbed was rising rapidly when the flash flood hit the river. A father and child had no time to walk ashore from the stream, so they might only stand in a close embrace and stand in the river. In the middle, it was continuously hit by the flood and waiting for rescue. Another angle of the picture shows a father holding a child, sitting sideways with his back facing the torrent to protect the child with his own body. The two of them sat on a big rock in the river, and the last two lost to the flood and were washed away. , is still unknown. The video was exposed, and many netizens prayed that the two father and son would be able to get out of trouble safely.
According to Chinanews.com, a witness recalled the accidental passage of a flash flood in Pengzhou and said, “I was playing in the water at the time, and suddenly I saw people running towards us from the upper reaches. Some people kept shouting and it was very noisy, and then the flash flood rushed. Come here, the water is very fast, and the water is very big.” Xiao Bo, a Chengdu citizen who was at the scene, recalled the shocking moment not long ago, still a little scared. “A dozen people in our group rushed ashore, but we didn’t dare to ask for camping equipment such as tents, tables and chairs, and they were all washed away by the water.” Xiao Bo recalled that following they climbed ashore, they retreated downstream along the river. “I saw a lot of people who were washed away along the road and got up. The water was in a hurry. Now I have a sense of luck for the rest of my life.” Another survivor told Lu media that when the flood came, he asked his family to evacuate quickly. After a few seconds, I looked back and saw that my tent and car were all washed away.
According to comprehensive land media reports, the accident happened at around 3:15 pm. After the official report was reported, rescue operations were launched immediately. People have been rescued downstream and the remains of the victims have been found. As of 19:30 in the evening, the official casualty figure was still 4 dead and 9 people seriously injured.
