Yingxiu Metro water reduced by half today, the National Highway 213 is expected to open up
yesterday, Yingxiu debris and rescue has entered the first 4 days, in order the early removal of Minjiang River flood hazards, congestion Yingxiu body has conducted two explosion, hundreds of river stones that moment in the collapse of the flood diversion along the spillway has been repaired tank gradually return to the Minjiang River, Yingxiu Metro water reduced by half, gradually ease the siege of the flood.
At the same time, interrupted by landslides and the National Highway 213 reopened section of Yingxiu to Wenchuan, Paul Chang is progressing well, leaving only burning house groove to 500 meters between Yingxiuwan station is not flooded road reopened , is expected today, you can get through.
two flood diversion blasting
8 am yesterday morning, reporters once again came to the scene Yingxiu debris flow, compared to the first two days, choking body Yingxiu dammed lake area has been reduced a lot, Diversion discharge slot width has reached nearly meters, the congestion and the east coast is completely separate body, became a center island. Three armed police corps, according to deputy team leader Wang water spring, due to the recent Wenchuan County, the territory will have heavy rain, to normal as soon as possible the introduction of the Minjiang river water, the body will be congested boulder blasting, dredging and thus speed up the pace.
reporter saw the construction workers are using the river's cable will air compressor, emulsion explosives and other blasting equipment to center island and used in casing drilling blasting blasting each needs the solitary stone drill drill hole charge, air compressor, "Chi Chi scratch" to past men working on a boulder braved white smoke from time to time.
10:48, blasting sound boring after a while, saw the west side of Jumping congestion Yingxiu dammed lake a white smoke, and the stone fragmentation followed was rolling to the lower reaches of the flood zone, along the west side of the river widened. Wang Quan said. 4 pm yesterday, then a second burst, eight boulders scattered blown four years, the congested west side of the river once again widened.
"The next step would be widened diversion spillway trough deepened, and occupied the West Bank through the dike, creating favorable conditions for the drainage." Quan said the king, although by the Minjiang water flow after the occurrence of debris flow 1400 cubic meters per second is reduced to 650 cubic meters per second, down by half, but still higher than the normal flow of 20%. Yingxiu has been part of the Metro stop the flood though, most buildings are still in soak into. According to measurements, the current water level of the deepest Yingxiu Park dropped from 3 m 2 m, and the waters gradually recede, water decreased by almost half.
State Highway 213 reopened remaining 500 meters are not
After a night of unremitting efforts, the National Highway 213 reopened line made significant progress. As of 9:00 last night, north and south two rescue teams have been distant sight, the National Highway 213 will spend the remaining 500 meters of the flooded sections not get through, is expected to complete the entire line can be reopened today.
