Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 957 - 637: Afraid You’ll Get Even Angrier!

The dike section of Angong spans over six hundred kilometers. What concept is this? It's even longer than the Yangtze River embankment in Jiangnan Province!

Thinking about so many people living below the river and pond embankments, with the river and pond water hanging over their heads, Han Yu was even more determined to seize the opportunity of the emergency breach repair, leveraging their equipment advantage to swiftly build a safety zone.

Moreover, this safety zone cannot be small; it needs to accommodate over four thousand villagers from three nearby villages simultaneously seeking refuge from the flood.

Get everything arranged properly and seize the time to rest.

Just as he fell asleep for a little while, Secretary Yuan from county W, who was busy organizing the evacuation and resettlement of the crowd yesterday, arrived with County Magistrate Huang and Director Hu. They came to understand the situation on the ground and also to console the soldiers involved in the operation.

Director Ge didn't want to wake Han Yu, so he took on the responsibility of receiving them without hesitation.

"Starting from 6:21 in the morning, our two earthwork construction teams began work simultaneously from both ends of the breach, dumping soil with one truck after another to close the gap, striving to complete the closure by one o'clock in the afternoon."

Old Ge brought the county leaders to the site, enthusiastically introducing: "Once the dam is in place, we will use the firefighting system on the police boat 001 and the two large water pumps brought by the main force, along with six water pumps sent by the county, to drain the water in this large pond as quickly as possible.

Then, we will have Excavator No. 1 switch to a long arm to remove the silt flushed in when the breach occurred yesterday afternoon and backfill it with soil. Considering the soil is relatively loose, there will definitely be subsidence after filling, so the backfill needs to be higher than the dry embankment, and finally, it will be compacted repeatedly with a road roller."

A Deputy County Magistrate accompanying them asked in puzzlement, "Director Ge, why pump out the water? Can't we just backfill directly?"

"Everyone, we are not just doing emergency repairs but also engineering work, and we must be responsible for the engineering quality. The bottom of the pond is now full of silt, at least half a meter deep, and if we do not remove this silt before refilling, the foundation will be unstable."

The Lieutenant General who came at night respectfully called him "Master Ge," and in Old Ge's view, the county leaders did not count as leaders anymore.

He turned to point at the cofferdam and then at the dry embankment behind him: "Considering that earth embankments cannot withstand scouring, piling is needed to reinforce the embankment body, and a large amount of stone material is needed for slope protection. As for the side not facing the water, we need to consider the potential of landslides. Given the tight supply of emergency materials, we can only build a sandbag wall and use the nan bamboo sent by the City Flood Control Command for reinforcement."

Secretary Yuan looked at the breach, feeling a lingering sense of dread, and after a moment of silence, asked, "Do we need piles and stone materials now?"

"Yes."

"We will think of a way."

"Secretary Yuan, County Magistrate Huang, piles and stone materials are urgently needed and must be in place by 5:00 PM tomorrow. You two know the situation of our camp: a command from the superior, and we have to leave. If we do not seize this opportunity to repair the breach, you may have to invest more funds in the future to overhaul and reinforce this section."

Old Ge's words were not baseless and were spoken from the heart.

After all, with such a professional and efficient construction team here, as long as the county provides enough materials, they can accomplish tasks that usually require substantial funds with minimal expense.

How could Secretary Yuan miss this opportunity? He tightly held Old Ge's hand and said, "Thank you, Director Ge. We indeed cannot provide the stone material immediately, but I promise the piles will be in place by 5:00 PM tomorrow!"

"With the stone material insufficient, we will have to make do with sandbags, and in this way, there will not be enough woven bags."

"How many are needed?"

"At least thirty thousand."

"We will find a way and ensure they're in place!"

...

Meanwhile, on the Yangtze River embankment in Binjiang District, the development zone, Changzhou City, and Linghai City, Red Flags were fluttering, with almost every hundred or two hundred meters occupied by a flood control and emergency response assault team.

There were those from the village along the river, those from the towns along the river, those organized by various districts and counties, and those from various party and government departments.

The second flood peak arrived, and the water level exceeded the guaranteed level throughout the line.

Even though the embankment had been overhauled completely, strict vigilance and guarding were still necessary.

At 8:48, the loudspeakers of the villages in the Linghai Development Zone were deafening, not emphasizing flood prevention and drainage, but broadcasting the news from Lingjiang County's radio station.

"Since late June, continuous heavy rains in the Upper Yangtze River have caused the Jingjiang water level to rise steadily, and our county has been hit severely by flooding. Power outages have occurred in multiple parts of the city, roads, bridges, and culverts in rural areas are waterlogged, transportation is almost cut off, and some agricultural production facilities, grain fields, and houses have suffered varying degrees of damage.

The Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River, the danger lies in Jingjiang!

As the second flood peak was about to arrive, a major emergency occurred at the Laomiao section sluice gate of the Yangtze River embankment in our county, with cracks and leaks in the gate walls and gate panels. If the dam breach occurs, four townships below the embankment will become a vast expanse of water...

Floods are merciless, but there is love among people.

At this critical moment, the Linghai Reserve Camp responded immediately upon hearing the flood alert, braving the wind and rain, rushing overnight to assist, cutting through waves, and providing strong support. Despite the danger of the sluice gate breaching and being washed away by the flood, they fought for twelve hours, outstandingly completing the emergency rescue tasks of urgency and danger.

The Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government timely sent rescue officers and materials to provide support and assistance, like a helping hand in a snowstorm, showing care, support, and significant aid to our county, fully embodying the traditional virtue of mutual aid in the Chinese nation, which has strengthened the confidence and determination of our county's cadres and masses to fight against the flood evil!

True feelings are revealed in times of adversity, and the Lingjiang people are deeply grateful.

The immense love of the Linghai Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Government, and Linghai people is genuinely appreciated and will be forever remembered by the Lingjiang County Committee, County Government, and the 1.21 million Lingjiang people..."

The Linghai Development Zone is adjacent to Changzhou City, where Vice Mayor Ma of Changzhou City, commanding flood prevention efforts on the embankment, was left in awe upon hearing this.