causing 30,000 deaths, but there is no official confirmation. Meanwhile, in Huarong County, Yueyang City, the levees of Dongting Lake have collapsed,
causing serious damage to downstream residents. Some victims lament that “the flood has washed away their life’s savings.”
On July 1, Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, was hit by heavy rains, causing serious inland flooding in the central city.
According to local authorities, the water level at the deepest point exceeded 3 meters, but local netizens speculate that the water level has reached more than 4 meters,
and is actually closer to 5 meters. According to a report by Chinese media outlet “Pengpai News,” the water level is approaching the height of a traffic light.
The local government claims that the floods were caused by heavy rains, but residents suspect that it was caused by the release of water from an upstream dam.
According to a video and screenshots posted by user “zhangdong” on x, several dams in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, released water at the same time,
submerging the entire county. According to private statistics, “Currently, more than 30,000 people are missing even after the floodwaters have subsided.”
He criticized, “In response to this natural and man-made disaster, the official media is silent in unison, and the government is blocking information.”
A screenshot of a chat circulating online states,
“On July 1, 87 dams in Pingjiang County released water at the same time, and we, the residents of Pingjiang County, received no notice.”
“People in their homes were not swept away, but people in the city were swept away by the river.”
“The entire county was submerged, and the loss of property is immeasurable.”
One netizen said, “A couple of friends tried to save their store, but the floodwaters came in very quickly, and they drowned within a few minutes.
They are still missing.”
Another netizen said, “Many people died, and we saw many people being swept away from high ground.”
“The government bears a great responsibility. Officials have fled. We are preparing to go to Beijing (to petition).”
In response, some netizens said, “There is no information about floods, no information about victims, no information at all.”
“Can this be called the safest country in the world?” “From December 15, 2022 to February 15, 2023, 2,733 crematoriums were fully operational for 60 days, and 40 million people were burned, but no one said anything. So this will soon be forgotten too.”
“Now, authorities are beginning to remove the spread of sensitive information about floods in Hunan Province.”
According to multiple Chinese media reports, the Hunan Provincial Flood Control Command reported the collapse of the Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, Yueyang City at 3 p.m. on the 6th.
As of 12:00 on the 6th, the breach was about 220 meters wide, the average water depth in Tuanzhou Township was about 5 meters, the flooded area was 47.64 square kilometers,
and the difference in water levels between Dongting Lake and Tuanzhou Township was about 0.10 meters. At around 15:10, the water levels were almost the same.
-Omitted-
According to a report by Radio France International on the 7th, on the afternoon of July 5th, emergency repairs to the dike at Dongting Lake failed,
and the first dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, collapsed. The breach reached a width of 220 meters, and more than 47 square kilometers were flooded.
To date, no casualties have been reported, but authorities have asked “no one to make statements to the media.”
According to reports, at a press conference at 3:00 pm on the 6th, Hunan Provincial authorities announced that after Dongting Lake collapsed, 5,755 local people were evacuated,
but no casualties have been confirmed.
However, the Huarong County government issued a notice that “all public servants should refrain from disseminating information privately.”
The notice asks public servants to “refrain from responding to media interviews without permission, refrain from disseminating information privately, and convey information based on official announcements.”
The notice was widely circulated on social media, and criticized as “blocking people’s mouths is worse than blocking water.”
(Translated by Yoshihara Kino)
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Vision Times July 10, 2024
> 87 dams release water without warning
The scale is different lol
There is a theory that this was a rehearsal before the Three Gorges Dam.
(；｀ハ´) If an alert is issued, the roads and railways will be in chaos and the executives won’t be able to escape.
This is China’s attitude towards human rights.
What kind of joke is this?
If you think about it in terms of population ratio, it’s equivalent to 3,000 people, so it’s not a big deal.
When I looked up Pingjiang County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province on Wikipedia, it says that it has an area of 4,000 square meters and a population of about 1 million
Is it correct to understand that the figure of 30,000 includes the downstream area? (I don’t know if it’s accurate in the first place, but
Han Xin?
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