Hunan Fenghuang County in large part still in the water transfer | Fenghuang | rainstorm _ 120,000 people news

Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, July 16 (reporter)-16th, this reporter learned from the Fenghuang County, Hunan province flood control and drought relief headquarters, due to heavy rain and flooding continued, affected rose rapidly, shouzaimian expanded. Reporters at the scene saw, currently flooding the County has not yet receded, most of the ancient city are still soaking in water. Report three small reservoirs in danger after emergency treatment, making initial control.

The morning of 16th, Fenghuang is still the rain came pouring down, flooded, so in the old town, the area remained closed. Journalists in the town's streets, many self-drive tourists after breakfast, have begun to leave Phoenix. Local Government organized, armed police, public security, fire fighting and militias, rescue teams involved in the transfer of more than 1200 people, a lot of people spontaneously joined the rescue.

Yao's master the ancient city where a rafting company in charge of the 15th, after floods, he assembled the company's internal waters, good colleagues have joined the line. To 16th, last caught in dangerous crowds from the city trapped in a riverside building County was transferred to safe areas.

Fenghuang Tian Quanyou employees for the company for 2 night cruises, have been rescued by tourists and locals more than 20 people.

Doing business in Fenghuang-Kuang told reporters, his shop is located in the ancient city of Riverside streets, when the floods hit, he transferred the goods, a hundred thousand of dollars in shoes full of water, and toil of years just came all at once.

News from Fenghuang County flood control and drought relief headquarters show that 196,000 people in 24 townships in the County affected by the temporary emergency transfer of nearly 120,000 people, 65 houses collapsed, nearly 4,000 affected shops, affected an area of 86,000 acres of crops. Tuo River next to the ancient city of 15th at 12 o'clock level up to 307 m, breached guarantees 1.5 meters, Super Supreme 1.1 meters since hydrological records. County water flooded along the tuojiang River, flooded up to 1.5 meters deep.

This reporter learned that, Phoenix County reported small reservoirs in danger three reservoirs, respectively Tang Qiao night reservoir, Du Hongqi reservoir. Among them, tangqiao Wai Po near the crest of the dam of the reservoir, and appeared more than 20 meters long, 20-30 cm wide cracks, xiangxi group of water conservancy experts to provide technical guidance, 10 SWAT team members involved in the rescue. Current dangerous situation has been brought under control.

Du night outer slope near the crest of the dam location and drainage prisms appear 60 metres long and 3 metres high landslide hazard, disposal, the current dangerous situation basically under control. Fenghuang County flood control and drought relief headquarters introduction, Hongqi reservoir danger "belonging to villager misstated" verified by water experts, does not overtopping the flood, the flood, water level is more than 1 meter from the crest. (End)

(Edit: SN123)
11:11 on July 16, 2014 Xinhua NET