Dawn broke and the rain finally stopped.
After Secretary Wang got up, the first thing he did was not to wash his face or brush his teeth, but to lead two local experts newly assigned to the "First Team" straight to the nearby Diao Xiankou Gate, seeking Party cadres stationed at the gate to understand the situation.
Whenever flood control is discussed, "dangerous sluices" are always ntioned, showing how perilous the gate becos when floods arise.
The Linghai Reserve Camp is stationed here; if the sluice gate at Diao Xiankou were to collapse under their nose, allowing floodwaters to surge into the dam and flow into the Dongting Lake basin along the Huarong River, it would result in human casualties and massive economic losses, and be a trendous dereliction for the Linghai Reserve Camp!
It's noteworthy that although the gate is located in Shishou, it wasn't built by Shishou City, but by Ronghua County in Nanhu Province, and is managed by Ronghua County in Nanhu Province.
The sluice is not large, with only three 3x3.5-ter openings.
A total width of nine ters, designed to accommodate a flow of sixty cubic ters per second.
However, the major parts of the reinforced concrete structure of the gate are currently subrged, with only the small white building about three ters high visible above it. The building has the words "Diao Xiankou Gate" written on it, serving as a landmark of Diao Guan Town.
The gate guards of Ronghua County are fully aware of the heavy responsibility; the past month felt like a year until they saw the Linghai Reserve Camp's water teams arriving to set up camp, bringing them so peace of mind.
Given that the safety of nearly a million people inside the dam is at stake, Shishou City dared not put all hopes on a few dozen gate guards from the neighboring province; a Vice Mayor and a Deputy Town Mayor of Diao Guan Town are stationed on the dam to direct flood control, forming a Command Center where Secretary Wang, representing the ergency response assault team, naturally beca a mber.
The three gathered, exchanged their situation briefly, and began inspecting together.
First, they checked the sluice gate, then the Jingjiang South Embanknt and Ba Yi Dam on both sides.
While Old Wang was busy inspecting the surrounding area for safety with local leaders, on-duty officer Zhao Jiang was reporting major events from the past day to Han Yu, who had just woken up.
"Yesterday, the National Flood Control Headquarters and the Ministry of Water Resources dispatched three expert groups to Beihu, Nanhu, Xijiang, and Hui'an provinces to assist and guide local flood control and disaster relief efforts."
"Which batch is this?" Han Yu took a sip of porridge and looked up to ask.
Zhao Jiang thought for a mont and said, "It's either the second or the third batch. Initially, I felt that experts might not understand the actual situation, but upon further thought, it seed necessary for the superiors to send expert groups to assist and guide local flood control."
Han Yu, knowing the answer, asked, "Why is it necessary?"
"It's an entire basin flooding, not just one area experiencing floods, which involves flood scheduling. If everyone handles their own, only caring for themselves without considering others, the damage could be even greater."
"Makes sense."
Han Yu glanced at his phone to check the ti, indicating for him to continue.
Zhao Jiang knew Han Yu is both a commander and a combatant; soon he'd be taking over Master Zhou to drive the excavator, so ti was precious. He quickly said, "Yesterday, the Lishui in Dongting Lake experienced the largest flood in history. The flood peak at Shin Hydrological Station reached a water level of 62.65 ters, with a flow of 19,000 cubic ters per second."
Recalling the classes given by Master Xi to everyone, Han Yu instinctively asked, "Will such a massive flood in Lishui affect Angong?"
"It has, in fact, it has greatly impacted."
Zhao Jiang flipped through phone records and said solemnly, "Since the night before last, unprecedented major floods have occurred in the Jingnan River within Angong territory. Heavy rains at that ti made ergency rescue extrely challenging, pushing Nanping Dahu to a precarious state."
Angong is where the Linghai Reserve Camp has fought before.
Han Yu couldn't help but recall Master Yan from the Angong County Water Resources Bureau and urgently asked, "Is it being held?"
"It's under a fierce guard, Director Ge called and said the situation over there is extrely critical."
"Be specific."
"At 1 a.m. on the 23rd, Angong County issued orders for a decisive battle against the major floods in the Jingnan River; at 8 a.m. on the 23rd, work began to urgently reinforce low sections of the levees; by 10 a.m., both Songdong River and Songxi River have broken their historical highest water levels; by 3:30 p.m., over three thousand liberation army and Ard Police Force troops arrived at Nanping to join the fight."
Zhao Jiang checked the phone records and continued, "Yesterday at 5 p.m., Songdong and Songxi Rivers both exceed their historical highest water levels by 0.03 ters to 0.49 ters, and water levels were still rising at a rate of 0.07 ters per hour, making it a life-and-death mont for Nanping Dahu."
Han Yu stopped eating and intently asked, "What happened next?"
"The county anti-flood command drew more than two thousand cadres from county departnts, enterprises, and ten townships to form dozens of assault teams that rushed to designated sections of the levee for ergency rescue. Over ten thousand civilian workers were mobilized, plus more than three thousand liberation army and Ard Police Force officers. By this morning, they had urgently reinforced sixty-one kiloters of sub-dam, generally reaching a height of 0.5 ters, with the highest being 1.5 ters.
But the urgently built sub-dams have experienced multiple overflows and collapses, forcing them to repair while rescuing, rescue while repairing, raising the levees as the water rises. Director Ge said over the phone this morning that within just a dozen hours, amidst heavy rain, relying solely on manpower, approximately over ten thousand cubic ters of earthwork was completed, forcefully keeping the roaring flood waters out of the dam."
The total number of cadres in a county, drawing more than two thousand cadres at once, it's conceivable that almost all the county's cadres are on the dam!
Despite organizing over ten thousand civilians and having more than three thousand liberation army and Ard Police Force officers for support, it's equally challenging to urgently build a sixty-kiloter-long sub-dam within just a dozen hours amidst the storm, it's no exaggeration to say it truly is a miracle!
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