On July 7th, it was learned from the scene of Tuanzhou embankment breach plugging in Huarong County, Yueyang, Hunan that after mechanized two-way vertical plugging and uninterrupted operation of ship water throwing, as of 21:00 on July 7th, the embankment plugging was completed at 101.6 meters, and the break was remaining at 124.4 meters. On-site rescue machinery and ship personnel stopped and continued to fight to ensure that the plugging was completed before 12:00 on July 9th.
On July 7th, at 4:00 pm today, the Hunan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters held a press conference in Huarong County to inform the progress of emergency rescue at the first-line embankment breach of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou, and to answer questions of media concern. Zhang Yingchun, executive vice governor of Hunan Province, introduced that at 16:00 on July 5th, there was a dangerous situation of piping at the first-line embankment of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou, Huarong Cou...