Riverside police

At 3:24 in the afternoon, the sun should have been shining brightly, but it was already dark due to the strong wind and rain.

According to the latest report from the Provincial Defense Directorate, the typhoon is raging in Zhejiang Province. The wind force at the center of the typhoon exceeds level 12, causing huge losses wherever it goes. Almost all of the 405 kilometers of seawalls in Taizhou have collapsed, and the flood has flooded Taizhou City!

Han Xiangning has been working by the river and has experienced ten typhoons, but she has never been as nervous as today. Looking at the pouring rain outside and the rising river water, I feel that humans are so insignificant in front of nature.

The wind on the river was at least Level 6, and the surveillance boat could no longer be dispatched.

Wu Chu, Lao Ge and other male comrades were checking the pontoon and the 001 and supervision boats anchored beside the barge in the storm to ensure the safety of the boats.

The barge once again became the headquarters for typhoon and flood prevention, but it was nothing more than the headquarters of the Development Zone Management Committee.

Vice Mayor Shen and other leaders of the development zone were on the river embankment. She and Sister Yang from the Party and Government Office of the Administrative Committee were responsible for staying behind and reporting orders issued by their superiors at any time.

Unexpectedly, I had just received a notification from the Provincial Prevention and Control Directorate from Binjiang City, and I was about to report to Deputy Mayor Shen on the walkie-talkie when the voice of Director Huang of the Traffic Control Center came from the high-frequency radio station.

"Han Chu Han Chu, our traffic control center is Huang Youyu. Please reply when you receive it."

"Copy that, Director Huang, please speak."

"The Xuzhou 3012 fleet was floating in the downstream waters of No. 24, the exclusive channel of Yingchuang Port. Due to strong winds, the tow cables were broken and three barges were out of control. Two crew members were injured and one crew member fell into the water. 001 is the closest to the accident waters. Ask the Fish Bureau Can you go to the rescue?"

"He is fighting floods on the dam. Isn't there a tugboat at Binjiang Port?"

"The tugboats at Binjiang Port are all fighting floods. The municipal defense commanders have been transferred. The wind on the river is so strong that the supervision boat cannot be dispatched. Now I can only look for you."

"Got it, I'll ask him right away."

"Move quickly. The wind is getting stronger and the rain is getting heavier. The tugboats of the fleet can only take care of the other barges that are out of control. The out-of-control barges are in danger of capsizing at any time."

"clear!"

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Human life is at stake, saving people is like putting out fire.

After receiving the news, Han Yu immediately asked Captain Fan and Lao Zhu to prepare a car. After explaining it to Lao Ding, Boss Wang, Boss Wu and others who were busy reinforcing the dam, he took Ma Jintao, Yang Yong and "Tudi Gong" with him. Rush back to the barge.

The wind and waves on the river were high and 001 could not drive fast.

By the time we arrived at the accident waters, it was already 4:40 in the afternoon. Using the searchlight on the top of the ship, we could clearly see a barge of about 200 tons spinning on the river.

Carefully lean up and cast the cable.

The crew, who had already resigned themselves to their fate, hurriedly caught it and quickly tied up the tow rope despite the storm.

The wind was so strong that we could only rescue the barge one by one. We towed the first barge to the lock channel of Yingshuang Port, untied the cable and then rescued the second barge.

I was busy until about 7:30, and finally found the third barge. However, the barge had already run aground in the river. The angle of the barge was very tricky. It was impossible to pull it out with 001 alone, so I had to rescue the crew first.

As for the crew member who fell into the water, it had been more than two hours since he fell into the water. He didn’t know where he had drifted to, and he didn’t know how to search and rescue him for a while. Moreover, the wind on the river is getting stronger and stronger. 001 is like a leaf rising and falling. It is also very dangerous now. We must quickly go to the harbor to take shelter.

Han Yu had just finished reporting the situation to the Traffic Control Center of the Hong Kong Regulatory Bureau, and was about to ask his senior to inform the cadres and masses fighting floods on both sides of the river downstream to pay attention, when his senior sent him another order.

"Binjiang Defense said that the tide level is too high and the embankment of Jiangxinzhou cannot be protected. The 396 cadres and masses on Jiangxinzhou must be moved immediately. Because the wind on the river is too strong, they have no boats to maneuver. I want to ask you if you can go there. Help move the masses."

"Three hundred and ninety-six lives. No matter how strong the wind is, I will go. But 001 is too small. How many people can be transferred at one time?"

"What should we do? Secretary Lu is guarding the city. This is an order from Secretary Lu!"

"Ask the city defense director if they can arrange a ferry."

"There is no ferry in Jiangxinzhou, so the ferry cannot reach the shore!"

"Don't dock the ferry. I can transfer people to the ferry."

"The wind is so strong, can the ferry sail?"

"001 can handle it, so the ferry should be fine. Besides, human life is at stake, so we don't have to worry about that much now."

"I'll ask about Finger first."

"Okay, I will adjust the course immediately and head to Jiangxinzhou."

There are several inhabited sandbars in the riverside waters. If there is no flood, it will be fine. If there is a flood, the people on the sandbar will be in danger of being swept away by the flood.

Han Yu didn't dare to waste a moment. He used the intercom to ask Ma Jintao at the helm to adjust the course, and then turned on the high-frequency radio to call the water branch.

"Xianyu, everyone is fighting the flood by the river. I am the only one on duty in the bureau."

"Political Commissar, relocating the people on Jiangxin Island is more important than carrying sandbags. Please inform the comrades who have received assault boat rescue training to immediately take the assault boat to the harbor of the Harbor Supervision Bureau and stand by."

"The wind is so strong outside and the waves in the river are so strong. Can the assault boat be dispatched?"

"It takes a thousand days to raise an army but only a short time to use it. The nearly 400 people on Jiangxin Island can only count on us now."

Han Yu pushed open the hatch and looked back at the dark behind him in the heavy rain. He thought about it and said solemnly: "Just five minutes ago, I gave up the search and rescue of a crew member who fell into the water. The crew member is probably in danger, and that is a human life." Ah! I have already given up one, and I cannot give up more than three hundred."

Political Commissar Ma only knew that the Marine Police were very hard-working, but he did not expect that the Marine Police would have to make such cruel choices about who to save and who not to save when faced with a major disaster. He quickly said: "Okay, I will inform you right away, but you must pay attention to your safety." .”

"The typhoon is still in the Zhejiang Sea, and it is estimated that it will not hit us until the middle of the night. As long as the wind does not change too much, we should be able to safely transfer more than 300 people ashore before the typhoon comes."

"Okay, you are a professional when it comes to Jiang Shang. I leave my comrades to you, and you must ensure their safety for me."

"I can only try my best, I can't guarantee it."

"..."

Nowadays, the prevention of typhoons and floods is paramount. The superiors are notified from time to time, asking to "do everything possible" to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a while, the Zhouqiao troops of the Provincial Military Region and the troops stationed in Binjiang have all been dispatched.

Director Wang called back just now and said that at this moment, there are three generals along the southern section of the Yangtze River commanding their soldiers on the embankment to prevent typhoons and floods, and one of them is in Binjiang!

The People's Liberation Army came to Taiwan to fight floods, and local police should go all out to defend their homes.

Xianyu had already put his life and death at risk, otherwise he would never have said what he could only do his best but not guarantee. Political Commissar Ma took a few deep breaths, held up the walkie-talkie with tears in his eyes, and called for the district organization to strengthen the river embankment. branch police.

At 8:26 p.m., 001 docked at the Port Supervision Bureau to store the ship.

The wind and waves were too strong, so Captain Fan personally took the helm and worked hard to control 001's posture.

Zhao Hongxing had been waiting for a long time and immediately led six policemen who had received anti-sickness training to carry the assault boat and board the ship.

"Bureau Zhao, comrades, Political Commissar Ma asked me to ensure everyone's safety an hour and a half ago. But the wind and waves are too strong, and the visibility is not good at night. If I am not careful, the boat will capsize and people will die. I don't know if I can go back alive. , so I can’t guarantee everyone’s safety!”

"Fish Bureau, we won't come if we are afraid of death!"

"Okay, let's live and die together!"

Han Yu took a deep breath and then changed the topic: "Although I can't guarantee everyone's safety, I want to ask everyone to ensure the safety of the masses! Our task is to evacuate the 396 people on Jiangxin Continent. Considering that the wind and waves are too strong , an assault boat can only transport six people on the ferry heading to Jiangxinzhou at a time.

We have three assault boats, plus 001, which can transfer thirty people at a time, which means we have to transfer thirteen times. During the transfer, I will ask Captain Fan to sail upwind as much as possible to see if I can block some wind and waves for everyone.

In short, the time has come to test our courage and test our driving skills. Whether we can safely transfer more than 300 people to the ferry depends on us. "

Zhao Hongxing also took the risk, raised his watch to look at the time, wiped the rain off his face, and added: "Anti-finger warning, the typhoon will arrive in Binjiang around 12:30, and it will take us about half a day to sail to Jiangxinzhou. hours, which means we only have two hours to move the masses!”

"Two hours, Director Zhao, did you miscalculate?" Zhang Bigong couldn't help but ask,

Han Yu raised his head and said: "Director Zhao made the calculation correctly. We have to allow an hour to evacuate to safe waters to take shelter from the wind. Moreover, the warning report is only the forecast of the meteorological department. No one knows whether the typhoon will accelerate or arrive early. We are on the riverside.”

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Just when Han Yu and Zhao Hongxing led the Binjiang Marine Police to Jiangxinzhou to evacuate the people, Han Ma and Shi Niang were worried about their family, so they returned to the family area of ​​​​the passenger terminal in the pouring rain with a flashlight.

The second line of defense built by the leaders of Sichang Town and organized by the villagers worked. Although the tide level in the river was very high, it never came over.

However, the rainwater in the second line of defense built with sandbags could not be drained out. There was already water in the dormitory. The two kept using various tools to scoop water out, but the water continued to pour in.

The chicken coop was flooded, and several old hens that were laying eggs fluttered up to the roof. The chicks they caught later had long since disappeared.

As for the duck shed built under the river embankment, you can't even see the roof.

Outside the river embankment is turbid river water, and the water level is getting higher and higher.

The inner side of the river embankment turned into a vast ocean, and all the low-lying farmland was flooded. This is waterlogging. Waterlogging is what Linghai people are most afraid of and have the most helplessness about.

The chickens were gone, and the old hen was on the roof unable to climb up and catch them.

The ducks were gone, and even the rapeseed and beans that had been planted were submerged. It’s so unlucky that even drinking cold water would choke your teeth.

Mother Han felt sour and tears rolled down her face.

Sister Wei could understand her mood at this moment and took her arm to persuade her: "Yanfeng, stop crying. This is a natural disaster. There is nothing we can do about it. Let's go back and pack our things quickly."

All the belongings are in the dormitory. God knows how high the water will rise. God knows whether the old house at the passenger terminal will be collapsed by the water?

If the second line of defense built with sandbags cannot block the river or the dormitory collapses, not to mention whether the whole family will have food to eat in the future, or even a change of clothes.

Mother Han couldn't care less about being sad anymore, she quickly wiped her tears and said with a choked voice, "Okay, let's go back and pack things first."