Experts Interpret the Rainstorm in Beijing on July 24th, 2008.

The district government disclosed the rescue and relief of the "July 21"catastrophic natural disaster yesterday.

Fangshan: The direct economic loss of rainstorm exceeds 5 billion.

What is the rescue and relief situation in Fangshan District, which became the hardest hit area in the "July 21"catastrophic natural disaster? On the afternoon of July 20th, 20 12, Fangshan District Government released the progress of emergency rescue and disaster relief for this rainstorm for the first time after the disaster. "As of July 24, no one in the region was killed or injured because there was no transfer." Qi Hong, head of Fangshan District, said that according to preliminary statistics, 25 towns (streets) in the region were affected to varying degrees, and the affected areas basically covered the whole region. The direct economic loss caused by this rainstorm exceeded 5 billion yuan.

The local rainfall is close to once in 500 years.

Qi Hong introduced that from 8: 00 on July 2/kloc-0 to 8: 00 on July 22, the average rainfall in Fangshan District reached 28 1. 1 mm, the average rainfall in mountainous areas reached 313mm, and the largest rainfall point was Hebei Town. The average rainfall in the plain reaches 249.2 mm, and the biggest rainfall point is Chengguan Town, with the rainfall reaching 357 mm ... "The local rainfall is close to once in 500 years."

As of July 22nd, Fangshan District has evacuated more than 65,000 people, resettled trapped tourists 1.6 million, and rescued trapped people, students and tourists 1.2 million. In terms of ensuring the safety of major projects in the area, Yanshan Petrochemical and other hazardous chemicals warehouses are safe and sound, and no major dangers have been found on the construction site. The relevant departments in this district have also successfully dealt with a number of outstanding dangers of social concern, such as more than 0/00 teachers and students trapped in the Junior Military Academy in Wan Wan Village, Qinglong Lake Town, 0/00 people trapped in Dongguan Village and hundreds of trapped people and tourists in Dashiwo Town.

More than 80% of the population in this area has been affected.

"Heavy rains caused casualties and property losses, and at the same time had a serious impact on the production and living order of the people in Fangshan District. In some areas, large-scale traffic disruption and communication, power supply and water supply were interrupted." Qi Hong said that the affected area was nearly 1000 square kilometers, and the affected population reached 800,000, accounting for more than 80% of the local resident population.

The direct economic loss caused by this rainstorm exceeded 5 billion yuan. There were 66,000 damaged houses and 8,265 collapsed houses in the whole region. 300 roads were damaged, about 750 kilometers. 50 bridges were damaged. There are 5,000 hectares of crops, 0.7 million livestock/kloc-0, 2,000 hectares of economic forests and 2,000 hectares of protective agriculture. Water conservancy facilities were seriously damaged, including 200 kilometers of flood control dams, 300 farmland water conservancy facilities, 700 square kilometers of small watersheds, 2,000 meters of dikes, 20 ponds and 500 wells.

In addition, the rainstorm damaged 200 kilometers of water supply pipeline, 60 sewage facilities and sewage pipeline 100 kilometers. Power communication facilities were also severely damaged in this catastrophic natural disaster, with 450 kilometers of power facilities, 500 kilometers of telecommunications facilities and 400 kilometers of gehuayouxian TV lines damaged.

The damaged trunk roads in the whole region have basically resumed traffic.

After the disaster occurred, Fangshan District Party Committee and District Government immediately organized more than 654.38+10,000 people to rush to the front line of emergency rescue and disaster relief to participate in the rescue, including nearly 3,000 professional rescue forces such as officers and soldiers stationed in the district, armed police and fire officers and soldiers, 37,000 in party member, more than 50,000 cadres and people, and dispatched more than 500 sets of large-scale mechanical equipment/KLOC-0 and 30 assault boat power generation equipment/vehicles. There are 238,000 woven bags, weaving 10000 square meters, 2000 meters of water retaining facilities, sand1560,000 cubic meters, life jackets 160 pieces, and 3 10 tons of oil.

Under the strong leadership of the municipal party Committee and municipal government, Fangshan District quickly launched disaster relief operations. In the early morning of July 24th, four departments in the district led more than 800 government officials to donate money in front of the government building for emergency rescue and disaster relief, and * * * donated 382,800 yuan. Up to now, mineral water 14000 bottles, 5400 boxes of instant noodles, 0/0000 eggs/kloc-0, 27000 sausages, 7200 boxes of biscuits and 7600 pieces of bread have been distributed. 700 boxes of disinfectant, 1000 tents and 4000 sets of clothes and bedding were distributed. The damaged trunk roads in the whole region have basically resumed traffic, and the communication is basically smooth.

"In the next step, Fangshan District will appease the families of the casualties and the affected people, continue to do disaster statistics and disaster relief work, and let the affected people resume normal production and life as soon as possible." Qi Hong added, "I believe that the expert group will work out a solution that will satisfy the masses as soon as possible."

"I watched the road turn into a river for two hours."

Witnesses tell the story of "7.2 1" Fangshan night.

In just over two hours, Mr. Pei watched the road in front of him turn into a river.

At 6: 00 p.m. on July 2 1, Mr. Pei and his family drove to a restaurant in Beizhuang Road, Yanshan District for dinner. "It's raining all the way, but it's not too heavy. Turn the wiper to second gear and I can see the road clearly. " Mr. Pei said.

"When we get to the private room on the third floor of the hotel and look out, the rain is getting bigger and bigger." Mr. Pei recalled that around 7 pm, the water in Beizhuang Road in front of the hotel had reached the knee position, and the water flow speed began to accelerate.

While Mr. Pei's family was eating, the pouring rain continued to push up the water level on the road surface of Beizhuang Road. The consequences of short-term water accumulation made the situation worse.

"Wait until around 8 o'clock in the evening, I looked at it on the road again, and I felt that the situation was wrong. This is not just as simple as a rainstorm, but has become a disaster. " Mr. Pei recalled the thrilling scene at that time and still had a lingering fear. "At that time, the water level almost flooded the hood of the car. I saw a car stall in the water. As soon as the owner got off the bus, the car was washed out of the water for more than 20 meters. Another van was washed away by the water, and a turn knocked down a street sign. "

The heavy rain continued, and by about 9 pm, the water had washed away the kerb and rolled up a white edge. The continuous high water level also makes roads dangerous.

"At that time, there was no road in front of the hotel. It was definitely a river. What impressed me most was that a person was washed by the current, struggling in the water, and a car was pushed towards him by the current. Although he hid quickly and escaped, he was washed away by the water. " Mr. Pei said that because the current was too fast, people were washed away almost in a short moment, and many people in the hotel failed to rescue them. "I hope this person is safe."

Until around midnight on the 22nd, as the rain became smaller, the water level in the hotel dropped to about knees, and Mr. Pei and his family hurried back to the car. "Fortunately, I parked my car in a high place, so I didn't get flooded. We deliberately found a way up the mountain to go home. "

"The speed of the disaster is so fast that there is almost no time to react." A few days later, recalling this experience, Mr. Pei still felt deeply.