Guarding their homes, they rushed to the front line of fighting floods.

　　Party member, a cadre of Baohe District, Hefei, and officers and men of the army braved the rain to reinforce the dam. Photo by Liu Fengyun (People’s Vision)

　　In the early morning of July 28th, Zheng Jichun set out with a small boat. His destination is the collection point of living materials in the town. Since 82 affected people in the village came to the resettlement site, as the principal of Gaolin Primary School in Sanbing Town, Chaohu City, Anhui Province, Zheng Jichun, an old party member, volunteered to take charge of everyone’s daily life. "The public sentiment is urgent. I have not been able to fight floods in the front line like other party member, but I hope to do my best to help the affected people eat and drink at the temporary resettlement sites." Zheng Jichun said.

　　Since the flood season, there has been continuous heavy rainfall in Hefei, and all the main rivers in Chaohu Lake basin have exceeded the police. At the same time, they are under great pressure from the flood control of the Yangtze River and Chaohu Lake and the urban flood control. In the face of severe flood, Party organizations at all levels in the city and many party member bravely took the lead and rushed to the key positions of flood control, building dams for flood control and flood fighting, guarding their homes and the safety of people’s lives and property.

　　Keep safe and branch to the front line.

　　21 temporary party branches are on duty 24 hours a day, guarding major rivers, Chaohu dams and key areas.

　　The water level in Chaohu Lake has exceeded the once-in-a-century standard for many days.

　　There are three rivers entering the lake and 10.8km Chaohu levee outside. Yicheng Street in Baohe District of Hefei City is in the front line of flood control. In order to carry out flood control and emergency rescue work in a timely and effective manner, the Party Working Committee of Yicheng Street set up a temporary party branch immediately after receiving the flood warning, and moved 17 party branches of government agencies, residential villages and urban management to the levee.

　　The temporary party branches are in charge of each section, with the branch secretary taking the lead and party member participating in it. The surrounding people saw it and took the initiative to join it. In a short time, more than 300 volunteers gathered, including more than 200 party member.

　　"The water level is rising!" When patrolling the embankment, Yang Guoqing observed that the water level in Lirong section of the road around the lake was rising, and the embankment nearly 10 meters long in front was low in terrain, which was in danger of overflowing at any time. As the leader of a flood control emergency group, Yang Guoqing made a decisive decision and quickly organized to reinforce the dam. Shovel silt, tie bags, pass sandbags and build dams. Yang Guoqing and more than 10 party member fought together for nearly 2 hours, raising the dam by 1.2 meters.

　　On the flood control dam, besides party member volunteers, there are fishermen "soil experts". Shu Congming, 68, is a native of Chaohu Lake and an old party member. He took the lead in setting up an "old fisherman’s dam guard team". The team members not only patrol the dam during the flood season, but also clean up the weeds and garbage along the lake and river on weekdays. Now, under the leadership of Shu Congming, this "old fisherman’s dam guard team" is divided into two roads, patrolling the embankment once an hour and being on duty 24 hours a day.

　　"In front of the flood, a grassroots party organization is a fighting fortress." Ge Rui, secretary of the Baohe District Party Committee of Hefei City, said that building a temporary party organization in the front line of flood control and disaster relief can transform the party’s political advantages, organizational advantages and close ties with the masses into a powerful synergy for flood control and disaster relief. Today, Baohe District has set up 32 flood control emergency duty points and 21 temporary party branches in major rivers and Chaohu dams and key sections, and implemented 24-hour lighting duty.

　　Patrol the dam, party member rushed ahead.

　　At present, more than 50,000 party member cadres have devoted themselves to flood control and emergency rescue.

　　At 6 o’clock in the morning, at first light, Li Yebing got on the electric motorcycle and rushed to the dam. When he reached the Nanfei River, he put on his raincoat, rubber shoes and shovel, and began to patrol the embankment. Party member, a 72-year-old man from Shikou Community, Changlinhe Town, Feidong County, Hefei City, has been involved in flood control since late June. "I am old, but I have much experience! It is glorious that I can still play a little residual heat before the flood. " Li Yebing introduced with a smile that there are eight people involved in his community, each of whom is responsible for inspecting the dam about 1.5 kilometers. "At first, it was a six-hour patrol, and later it became three hours. Now, it is necessary to patrol the embankment every hour."

　　It’s still raining, and the water level of Nanfeihe River is rising almost every day. Li Yebing patrolled the embankment and dared not slack off. At noon, I got a box lunch and sat on a pony. While eating, Li Yebing still kept an eye on the water. "Once it is found that the water level exceeds the safety limit or leaks, it must be rushed up at the first time. This is my responsibility as an old party member! Don’t say that I am only 72 years old. Even if I am 82 or 92 years old, I will still stick to the front line of flood control. " Li Yebing said.

　　"The flood fighting and emergency rescue is a big test for party member. They move at the command and smell ‘ Flood season ’ Attacking, regardless of gains and losses, fighting selflessly, fully embodies the responsibility and responsibility of Communist party member. " Yao Fei, county magistrate of Feidong County, said.

　　It is understood that at present, more than 50,000 party member cadres have been involved in flood control emergency rescue in Hefei, and more than 380 party member commandos, more than 260 party member rescue teams and more than 650 party member volunteer service teams have been established.

　　Anti-waterlogging, no dead angle in investigation

　　Knocking on the door from door to door, earnestly persuading them to leave, working for dozens of hours, and moving the pump truck to help drain nearly 420,000 cubic meters of water.

　　Not long ago, heavy rain poured down in Hefei. "No, there is water at the intersection of North First Ring Road and Feixi Road!" In Hefei Urban and Rural Flood Control Headquarters, he hung up the phone, and Chen Shiyong immediately called up the flood control command and dispatch system to check information, judge water level and dispatch drainage vehicles. Then, he plunged into the rain and started to rush to the scene.

　　Chen Shiyong, 45, is the district leader of the Drainage Management Office of Hefei Urban and Rural Construction Bureau. He has been a party member for 25 years. During the flood season, he is responsible for the inspection and maintenance of drainage facilities within his jurisdiction and the emergency response to flood control. The water at the intersection has exceeded the warning water level. The transferred large mobile pump truck is racing against time to pump water and discharge it. Arrange personnel to inspect the wellhead and outlet as quickly as possible.

　　The merchants along the street are about to be flooded, and there is no time to think about it. Chen Shiyong knocks on the door from door to door, earnestly persuading him to leave. The water level of Banqiao River was too high, and the water accumulated on the road surface for a long time was caused by backward flow. He took the lead in launching water for investigation and went down to block the drainage outlet. "The drainage facilities in the city are our key focus. Once a fault occurs, it is likely to cause urban waterlogging." Chen Shiyong said, "In the past, we ensured traffic. Now, we have to ensure safety."

　　Chen Shiyong led the team members to work continuously for dozens of hours, during which mobile pump trucks were dispatched to help drain more than 30 times, helping to drain nearly 420,000 cubic meters of water. It’s still raining, but the accumulated water has gradually receded.

　　In order to prevent urban waterlogging and flood season, Hefei Urban and Rural Flood Control Headquarters strictly implemented the 24-hour duty system and the leadership shift system in flood season. On the one hand, strengthen the inspectors who are on duty under the bridge and at the flood-prone points to ensure that the personnel are on the job and carry out emergency response at the first time; On the other hand, ensure that "the accumulated water is as little as possible and the accumulated water time is as short as possible".