Flood-fighting volunteers blocked the piping with their bodies. The doctor warned not to go into the water again.
Wang Haoming waded for rescue in Weihui City, Xinxiang, Henan Province. Photo courtesy of respondents
Hebi, Zhongxin. com, August 1 ST: Flood-fighting volunteers use their bodies to block piping. Doctors warn not to go into the water again.
Zhongxin. com reporter Lu Yuguo
Wang Haoming, who has volunteered for flood fighting and rescue work in Henan for five days, can’t go to Xunxian County to fight floods again.
From July 27th to 31st, Wang Haoming from Heyang County, Weinan, Shaanxi Province participated in flood fighting and rescue in Weihui City, Xinxiang, Henan Province and Jun County, Hebi, respectively.
Wang Haoming and other volunteers blocked the piping with their knees against sandbags. Photo courtesy of respondents
On the evening of July 30, he led several volunteers to block the piping with their bodies, and cooperated with the officers and men of the armed police to successfully save the dam of Xichen Village in Xun County to ensure that the Xicheng District west of Weihe River in Xun County was not flooded.
Because his feet were soaked in the flood for a long time in the past few days, on the evening of July 31, he was sent to the hospital because his feet were cracked, swollen and painful. The doctor warned him not to go into the water again in the near future.
Wang Haoming, 30 years old, previously worked in Action body double. On July 23rd, when he was filming in Xi ‘an, Shaanxi Province, he learned that there was a rainstorm in Henan Province, so he decided to go to Xinxiang, Henan Province, which was seriously affected, to participate in flood fighting and rescue.
Wang Haoming’s feet were slightly ulcerated due to long soaking time. Photo courtesy of respondents
"On the 25th and 26th, there were no trains to Henan for two consecutive days." On July 27th, Wang Haoming first took a bus to Zhengzhou East, and then transferred to Xinxiang.
Arriving at the edge of Weihui city at 12 o’clock, Wang Haoming took the initiative to find a job: standing in waist-deep flood water to help transfer trapped people. "If you are young, help them out; If you are older, just carry them out. "
On the same day, Wang Haoming waded for 11 hours. The next day, local volunteers in Xinxiang drove him to Xunxian County, Hebi City, and went directly to Fuzhuang Dike to participate in the patrol of Dike and sandbag filling.
On the morning of July 29th, Wang Haoming went to Wangzhuang to help transfer villagers. On the morning of 30th, he went to Fuzhuangdi, and on the afternoon of 30th, he went to Xichen Village. "I will run where people are most needed."
Xichen Village Dam is a part of Fuzhuang Dam, which is the last line of defense to protect the Xicheng District west of Weihe River in Xun County. At 19 o’clock on July 30, piping occurred in the dam of Xichen Village.
Wang Haoming, who was packing sandbags nearby, found the piping and jumped down decisively to explore the situation. "I looked at it with a flashlight, mainly because the bottom of the big sandbag was hollowed out, so I quickly used a shovel to smash the soil on both sides, so that the sandbag above could sink."
In order to deal with piping as soon as possible, Wang Haoming shouted to others to throw sandbags quickly, while holding the sandbags with his knees to prevent them from being washed away by piping rapids. Several other volunteers followed suit.
At the critical moment, the officers and men of the armed police who were carrying out the dike-fixing task nearby arrived quickly and immediately took over the task of blocking piping.
"I counted, at least a dozen armed police officers and men held sandbags with their knees." Wang Hao said that his task was temporarily changed to cooperate with the officers and men of the armed police to widen and reinforce the dam. At 0: 30 the next day, the danger of piping was finally eliminated.
Two hours ago, residents of Xicheng District, Weihe River in Xun County were urgently transferred. When the news came, many residents’ hanging experiences were put down.
On July 31st, it was another busy day. That night, he was preparing to eat when he suddenly felt pain in his feet and it became more and more serious. "It hurts like a needle, which is particularly uncomfortable."
When local volunteers sent Wang Haoming to Xunxian Chinese Medicine Hospital, his feet were swollen and there were some small cracks.
"This is mainly because your feet have been in the water for too long, and the sediment has been ground badly. Note that you must not go into the water again in the near future, otherwise it will be troublesome to cause infection. " The doctor warned Wang Haoming.
At the end of the interview, Wang Haoming said goodbye to the reporter of Zhongxin.com with an apology. "I am afraid that there will be no chance to participate in the follow-up rescue work. I hope that Jixian will win the flood control as soon as possible." (End)