Over 3800 Evacuated After Dike Breach In Central China

Over 3800 Evacuated After Dike Breach In Central China

Rescuers install a hydrographic telemeter near a dike breach in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, on July 29, 2024. A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning. The dike breach occurred at around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. No casualties have been reported so far. The headquarters said 1,205 people, including armed police, militia and professional rescuers, have been mobilized into rescue and relief work, assisted by more than 1,000 local officials and Party members. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RESCUE (CN)

(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RESCUE (CN)

(240729) -- CHANGSHA, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers install a hydrographic telemeter near a dike breach in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, on July 29, 2024. A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning. The dike breach occurred at around 8 p.m. Sunday in the Juanshui River in Yisuhe Town of Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters. No casualties have been reported so far. The headquarters said 1,205 people, including armed police, militia and professional rescuers, have been mobilized into rescue and relief work, assisted by more than 1,000 local officials and Party members. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)