After the flood： villagers in Wenchuan County drove private cars to transport trapped tourists out of the mountain.
On August 21st, the roads in Shuimo Town of Wenchuan County were gradually opened, and the trapped vehicles were evacuated in an orderly manner. Xinhua news agency
Heavy rainfall caused damage to the bridge on Shouxi River in Shuimo Town, Wenchuan County. Xinhua news agency
In Shuimo Town, Wenchuan County, some buildings and vehicles were damaged by floods. Xinhua news agency
There is a lot of sediment on the streets of Shuimo Town, Wenchuan County. Xinhua news agency
Some people affected by the rainstorm in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County were placed in the memorial hall of the epicenter of the Wenchuan earthquake. Xinhua news agency
Huaxi Dushi Bao-Cover Journalist Zhi Li Tianzhilu
Yaozishan Village Road, located between sanjiang town and Shuimo Town, Wenchuan County, has a narrow winding road, and few vehicles pass at ordinary times.
On August 21st, this ordinary village road became a life passage for sanjiang town to the outside world, and a large number of tourists trapped by floods were transported out of the mountain.
Sanjiang town, 80km away from Chengdu, surrounded by mountains and fresh air, is a summer resort for tourists in summer. A heavy rainfall in the early morning of the 20th caused local flash floods, with no power, water and gas, and no signal. The county road leading to Shuimo was interrupted by mudslides.
After the flood, the local government and fire rescue forces organized local villagers’ private cars to transfer a large number of tourists out of the mountain through Yaozishan Road.
A disaster
The flood struck in the early hours of the morning
Township streets are in ruins.
When the flood hit, people in sanjiang town were already asleep. "Who would have thought that there was such a big flood suddenly in the middle of the night?" Lao Zhou, the owner of sanjiang town farmhouse, is sad. His farmhouse is in a low-lying area and has been flooded.
In the memory of the local elderly, sanjiang town has never encountered such a fierce flood.
At 2 o’clock in the morning on the 20th, many tourists who were already asleep in the farmhouse were awakened by a fierce knock on the door. "The flood is coming, get up quickly and go to the town government to hide!"
The small river that crosses Sanjiang Town is a tributary of Minjiang River, which is called "Zhonghe" by local people. After continuous heavy rainfall, the water level soared and the river overflowed onto the highway beside the river, and people sought safe places to avoid danger.
On the morning of 20th, the reporter followed the rescuers of the provincial fire brigade from Chengdu, passed Dujiangyan, Shuimo and Yaozishan Road, and arrived in sanjiang town at 6 pm.
After the flood peak in sanjiang town, a thick layer of silt accumulated on the streets. Trees, sundries and stones carried by the flood piled up on the street, and many cars parked in low-lying places were washed away and overturned. The streets of sanjiang town are in ruins.
An embarrassing road
Take the baby to Sanjiang for the summer.
In the event of a rare flash flood
Uncle Zhao and his wife are from Shuangliu, Chengdu, and they are both over 70 years old. It was sweltering in Chengdu in August. On August 7th, they took their grandchildren and went to sanjiang town for the summer with their relatives. The farmhouse food and shelter, as long as 80 yuan per person per day.
Unexpectedly, most of the streets in sanjiang town were flooded in the early morning of 20th. They were awakened by the owner of the farmhouse and rushed to sanjiang town Primary School to avoid danger. Like Uncle Zhao and his wife, many tourists who came to Sanjiang for the summer vacation from Chengdu were caught off guard. Some tourists’ cars parked in the street were washed away or damaged, causing heavy losses.
Mr. Yang’s family, a Chengdu tourist, arrived in sanjiang town only one day before the flood. Unexpectedly, they were hit by the flood in the early hours of the next morning, and their car was washed away without a trace.
After the flood, sanjiang town was caught in the predicament of water, electricity, gas and no cell phone signal, and tourists were looking forward to leaving here early.
A rescue
Village road becomes life channel.
Tourists were transported out of the mountain.
Due to mountain torrents, mudslides and landslides, the county road from sanjiang town to Shuimo Town has been interrupted, making it impossible to pass. There is only one village road that can pass. The local people call it Yaozishan Village Road, which can lead to Shuimo Town. However, this village road is very narrow. At many corners, two private cars can’t get on the wrong bus. In addition, the continuous rainfall has brought great difficulty to the evacuation of tourists.
In order to transport tourists out of the mountain in time, the sanjiang town municipal government organized a large number of private cars of local villagers, and at the same time, traffic control was implemented on Yaozishan Village Road, allowing only local vehicles to transport tourists back and forth, but not foreign vehicles.
From noon on the 20th, some tourists with cars were evacuated by Yaozishan Road under the guidance. A large number of tourists who don’t have cars line up and get out of the mountain in villagers’ private cars under the guidance of the local government.
On the morning of the 21st, the trapped Uncle Zhao and his wife boarded a private car, walked through the village road for three hours, arrived in Dujiangyan city at 12 noon, and finally got out of danger.
According to the Propaganda Department of Wenchuan County Committee, as of 2 am on the 21st, there were 6,200 tourists to be transferred in sanjiang town. At present, the transfer of tourists continues.
