How many tourists are trapped in a sudden flash flood in the Yellow River Shilin Scenic Area in Jingtai, Gansu?

It is reported that on the evening of August 12, the Yellow River Shilin Scenic Area in Jingtai County, Baiyin City was hit by sudden heavy rainfall. The heavy rainfall of about 20 minutes directly swept down the Yinmagou Grand Canyon and finally rushed into the Yellow River. At about 1 1 that night, the reporter learned from the relevant departments of Jingtai County and some residents of the scenic spot that the flood not only destroyed some infrastructure in Yinmagou Canyon, but also washed four tourist private cars into the Yellow River. Affected by flash floods, 296 tourists were trapped in the ditch. At present, Jingtai County has organized relevant departments to carry out rescue in scenic spots, and no casualties have been reported so far.

People trapped in the sudden flood

"My mother was also trapped in Yinmagou. The county has organized personnel to mobilize loaders and other equipment for emergency rescue. We are still waiting for this. " 12 At 9: 00 pm in August, although it was raining in Mao Mao in Yinmagou Grand Canyon of the Yellow River Stone Forest in Jingtai, people gathered at the mouth of the ditch were still anxious. According to a resident waiting for relatives in Mizoguchi, his mother provided donkey service in the scenic spot. From 6 pm, a rainstorm hit the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area. The torrential rain that lasted for about 20 minutes eventually triggered flash floods and swept out the Yinmagou Grand Canyon. Seeing the vehicles rushing into the Yellow River with the flood, the residents in the scenic spot couldn't sit still and went to the ditch to check the situation.

"Two or three hours after the rainstorm started, the mobile phone couldn't get through at all and the signal was very poor. Besides the villagers, some tourists were trapped in the ditch. The mobile phone signal will soon return to fluency. " A resident said. Through contact, they finally breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that their relatives had basically moved to higher ground in the ditch. However, when it comes to the flood in the ditch, they still have a lingering fear. "When the flood is at its maximum, the depth exceeds 1 m, mainly because the waves are too urgent and too high."

Start the emergency rescue plan

That evening, the reporter got in touch with the Propaganda Department of Jingtai County Committee. According to the relevant person in charge of the department, at 5: 40 pm on August 12, there was a sudden heavy rainfall in the Yellow River Shilin Scenic Area (Laolongwan Village) in the county, which caused a short-term flood in Yinmagou and trapped some tourists. After the disaster occurred, Jingtai County Party Committee and county government immediately launched an emergency plan, and departments and units such as civil affairs, water affairs, agriculture and animal husbandry, and armed police rushed to the scene for emergency rescue and disaster relief.

After rescuers entered Yinmagou, they initially verified 296 trapped tourists. At present, the mountain torrents in Yinmagou have basically subsided, and 12 forklifts, three high-powered off-road vehicles and 1 excavators have been organized to enter Yinmagou to evacuate trapped tourists. By 1 1 that night, 26 people had been evacuated to the canteen of the management committee of the scenic spot, 240 people were on the way to orderly evacuation, and 30 people were waiting for evacuation in a safe area. No casualties were reported.

It is also understood that the accommodation and meals of the trapped people are properly solved by the management Committee of the Yellow River Shilin Scenic Area. There were no trapped people in the four cars that rushed into the Yellow River. At present, the economic losses are being further counted.

I hope that the relevant departments will come up with solutions as soon as possible to reduce losses.