Northeast China's Liaoning Province activated an emergency response to prevent flooding in eight cities and 36 counties with emergency rescue efforts underway in Yingkou City, which has recently experienced torrential rains.
In Yingkou, a coastal city along the mouth of the Daliao River, local authorities have mobilized rescue teams to repair damaged power facilities, evacuate trapped residents, and drain waterlogged farmland to reduce economic losses since the heavy rains began on Sunday.
More than 300 personnel from 17 teams in the local power department have been mobilized to repair the damaged facilities, restoring power to most affected areas. Firefighters rushed to a village where heavy rains caused flooding, facilitating evacuation efforts and helping 15 people move to safe locations.
Dashiqiao City, a major rice producer under the administration of Yingkou City, cultivates some 32,000 hectares of the grain, accounting for 78.4 percent of the planting area in greater Yingkou.
As the torrential rains have ceased, local authorities are working quickly to drain the waterlogged farmland in Dashiqiao by deploying drainage equipment, minimizing economic losses for farmers.
"We have patrolled the banks for several days. The municipal government mobilized two water pumps from Shenyang City, addressing difficulties in draining the paddy fields of Shuiyuan and Gouyan Towns, which cover 50,000 mu (about 3,333 hectares)," said Wang Quanyi, director of the village committee in Shangjun Village, Shuiyuan Town, Dashiqiao City.
"We received the mobilized water pumps. The water level has gradually decreased. After several days of draining, the paddy fields will be essentially saved," said Wang Xiaohai, a villager in Dashiqiao City.
Flood response in northeast China saves power facilities, paddy fields
