Chapter 2154: Torrential Rain

Time entered June, and the weather slowly began to change. Chongjin County began to rain, but this rain did not surprise too many people. In the Changjiang basin, isn't it normal to rain?

But the momentum of this rain was a bit different. In early June, the rain was intermittent, and there were several big suns in between, making the weather alternately cold and hot. Fortunately, Niuniu was well taken care of, and his physical foundation was also quite good, so he didn't get sick much, but he still sneezed.

Once it reached mid-June, the rain became heavier and heavier, developing into torrential rain. There is a sentence in the "Tao Te Ching": "A gusty wind does not last all morning, a sudden rain does not last all day." But this rain fell strangely, often falling for a whole day without stopping.

Such torrential rain fell for two or three days, and the people of Chongjin County didn't feel anything, but two or three days later, the torrential rain still didn't stop, which made many people's faces change. Such torrential rain, they had never seen since they were born.

Su Xinghui decisively convened the main cadres of all townships and towns as well as administrative and public institutions in the county to come to the county government to hold a county-wide flood fighting and disaster relief meeting. At the meeting, he deployed the flood fighting and disaster relief work for this year.

Because Su Xinghui had psychological preparations for this great flood, he had also experienced this great flood in his previous life, and he had also served as a local leader for several years in this life, so he was not unfamiliar with flood fighting and disaster relief at all, so he arranged it in an orderly manner.

Chongjin County had a total of 16 townships and towns as well as farms and fishing grounds, of which more than 70 percent of the area was in the lake area or plains, and the altitude was relatively low. And once there was torrential rain, the water levels of several rivers in the Yanglan Lake water system were rising violently, and the floods of these rivers all flowed into Yanglan Lake, which caused the water level of Yanglan Lake to rise sharply.

This caused the internal waterlogging of Chongjin County to have nowhere to drain, and soon, internal waterlogging began to appear in various parts of the county.

Such a super flood was not just a matter for the water conservancy department. All townships and towns and administrative and public institutions in the county had to cooperate with each other to fight the flood together. For example, the civil affairs department, the health and epidemic prevention department, and the leaders of various townships and towns, the burden on their shoulders was very heavy.

Although Chongjin County was located in the Changjiang basin and the Yanglan Lake water system, such a large flood had not been experienced by these people present. If you want to say who had the most experience, it was Su Xinghui.

At the meeting, Su Xinghui could see the confusion on the faces of the participants. He could understand such confusion. Such torrential rain, falling without stopping, really made people panic.

But Su Xinghui could not panic. Although he actually had no bottom in his heart, he was the backbone of these people. If even he panicked, the entire Chongjin County would panic.

Su Xinghui arranged the flood fighting and disaster relief matters one by one in an orderly manner. His arrangement was very specific and detailed, and his voice was firm and gentle, carrying a kind of power, which inexplicably made the people who heard it feel at ease.

After the flood fighting and disaster relief meeting, Su Xinghui, the commander of the Chongjin County flood fighting and disaster relief headquarters, arranged a township for each county leader, letting these county leaders go to these townships to command the flood fighting and disaster relief work there. This was also a reserved program during the flood fighting and disaster relief period every year.

However, the situation this time was a bit different. In the past, county leaders went to townships to command flood fighting and disaster relief work, just hanging a name, but the situation this time was so urgent that they had to go to the townships to sit in command. If there was no emergency, they could not leave.

Therefore, all county leaders had very solemn faces.

Only a few county leaders such as Yuan Yifu and Su Xinghui could not go to the townships to go to the countryside. They had to sit in command in the county seat, coordinate from the center, and if there were any emergencies in various townships or administrative and public institutions, they could solve them immediately.

After the meeting, these township leaders and leaders of administrative and public institutions who were arranged tasks hurried back to their respective units. Under such circumstances, the situation was as urgent as a spark, and they had to hurry back immediately.

And those county leaders who were arranged to be responsible for townships also had to hurry home to take their luggage and go to the countryside.

Yuan Yifu called Su Xinghui into his office, and he personally poured a cup of tea for Su Xinghui and placed it in front of him. Su Xinghui said, "Secretary, thank you."

Yuan Yifu waved his hand with a solemn face and said, "You're welcome, County Director, I think you will be tired during this period."

Su Xinghui said, "Secretary, it's not about being tired. Since I am the County Director and the commander of the Chongjin County flood fighting and disaster relief headquarters, this is what I should do."

Yuan Yifu said with emotion, "County Director, I really have a bad premonition this time. I haven't seen such torrential rain for more than 40 years."

Su Xinghui knew that Yuan Yifu was referring to the great flood in 1954. At that time, the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang also had torrential rain, which was unimaginably large, even larger than the rain this time. That great flood was also the largest flood since the founding of the country.

At that time, Yuan Yifu was already over 10 years old and was at an age of remembering things. This great flood naturally left him with an extremely deep impression. This rain also came fiercely, naturally evoking Yuan Yifu's memories.

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, the rainfall figure given by the Meteorological Bureau yesterday was 635 millimeters. This is really an unimaginable figure. It hasn't stopped for a whole day, so this time, my premonition is also very bad. I guess the flood this time will not be small."

Yuan Yifu said, "County Director, there is a question I have never understood. How did you know that there would be this great flood this year? You prepared that embankment renovation project in advance and set the standard at a great flood that happens once in a hundred years."

Su Xinghui said, "I didn't know that there would be this great flood this year, but I have a friend who is an expert in the Provincial Water Conservancy Department of Hudong Province. He said that the climate in recent years has been too abnormal, and the water and soil conservation work in the upper and middle reaches of the Changjiang has not been done well, and the area of the lake area has also been significantly reduced, so this flood will happen sooner or later, not this year, it may be next year, or the year after."

Yuan Yifu still recognized this explanation very much. He nodded and said, "County Director, your vision is still long-term. I am really scared now. If it weren't for you, the days in the county this year would be difficult. It doesn't matter if I lose this official position, but if something big happens, I am sorry for the more than 400,000 fellow villagers in Chongjin County!"

Chongjin County was Yuan Yifu's hometown. No matter what, he still had feelings for Chongjin County. Of course, he didn't want Chongjin County to have any major disasters. He also had parents in the countryside.

If it weren't for Su Xinghui's long-term vision and building this embankment renovation project in advance, Chongjin County this year would probably really not be able to escape this disaster. How could Yuan Yifu not be scared?

Su Xinghui could see that Yuan Yifu's attitude at this time was still sincere. It could not be said that absolute good people and absolute bad people did not exist in this world, but such people were absolutely rare. Most people still had two sides. It seems that Yuan Yifu also had a human side.

Su Xinghui was also prepared to treat him sincerely. At this time, he did not want Chongjin County to have internal friction. In the face of such terrifying natural power, Chongjin County needed to concentrate all its strength to fight against it. ===== CHAPTER 2156 =====