On-the-spot report on disaster relief and reconstruction in Xiamen after Typhoon Moranti landed (photo)

　　On September 19th, in Qixing Road, Siming District, Xiamen, the municipal garden staff cleaned up the trees that were blown down by the strong wind. The 14th typhoon "Moranti" this year had a serious impact on Xiamen, Fujian. At present, all walks of life in Xiamen are doing their best to restore the order of production and life after the disaster. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Zeng Demeng)

　　Xinhua News Agency, Xiamen, September 21st　Title: Gather the majestic power to rebuild the homeland — — On-the-spot report of disaster relief and reconstruction in Xiamen after Typhoon Moranti landed.

　　Xinhua News Agency reporters Su Jie, Shang Hao and Fu Min.

　　The wind is raging and the rain is pouring. The Mid-Autumn Festival that just passed is an unforgettable day for everyone in Xiamen. In the early morning of 15th, the strongest typhoon "Moranti" that landed in China this year and the strongest typhoon that landed in southern Fujian since the founding of New China landed in Xiamen, with the maximum wind force reaching 17.

　　Large-scale power and water cuts, 650,000 street trees fell, 566 enterprises were affected, 17,907 houses collapsed, and the affected area of crops was 105,000 mu … … The menacing transit of "Moranti" has left Xiamen, known as the "Garden City", devastated.

　　In the face of disaster, a disaster relief and reconstruction campaign started in Xiamen.

　　Xiamen strength: unite as one to help the disaster.

　　Walking into the field command post of a detachment of armed police temporarily located in Xiamen Yifu Middle School, armed police soldiers came in and out of the clinic. Since the typhoon disaster relief began on the 15th, the soldiers started at 7 o’clock every day, and sometimes they could not be withdrawn until 12 o’clock in the evening. In addition, the alternate test of pouring rain and sun exposure made many soldiers ill. However, most soldiers chose to return to the front line quickly after a short rest and treatment.

　　"Minor injuries can’t go down the line of fire, and everything that can go up must go up." De-qiang huang, deputy director of the political department of the detachment, is simple but hit the floor.

　　The word "the loveliest person" covers such a wide range. Immediately after the typhoon, Xiamen City set up a leading group for recovery and reconstruction with the mayor as the leader, and all districts and departments gave up the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and devoted themselves to disaster relief and reconstruction.

　　Volunteer team, employees of enterprises and institutions, municipal sanitation workers, community security, Taiwan compatriots … … In the face of disasters, countless people rushed to the front line of disaster relief. They joined hands side by side and Qi Xin worked together to rebuild their homes.

　　In the community, in the streets and in the parks, these "loveliest people" wait and wait, starting with a branch and a brick, doing what they can to help Xiamen restore its former beauty.

　　"The body is very tired, but the spirit is happy. Qi Xin works together to contribute to the homeland, and the strength of the team is strong. " Ye Caiyun, a 64-year-old volunteer said.

　　Xiamen speed: let the home reappear as soon as possible.

　　"Before, I loved your trees; Yesterday, I hurt your devastation; Today, I am gratified by your rapid recovery. " — — This sentence, which has been circulated in Xiamen’s circle of friends recently, expresses their truest feelings.

　　The typhoon landed in Xiamen on the 15th and the damage was amazing. What makes Xiamen people unforgettable is that the post-disaster restoration and reconstruction in just a few days have made the city very different.

　　622,000 households lost power due to the disaster, and nearly 1.45 million households stopped water supply due to the disaster — — This is the power of Typhoon Moranti in Xiamen. The disaster is the order, and it is urgent to restore the power supply and water supply for production and life. After a comprehensive investigation, thousands of people in Xiamen have invested in the first line of hydropower repair.

　　"It’s a waste of time to go down and up again and again. It doesn’t matter if we get a little rain. I hope to restore power supply as soon as possible." Zhang Delu, head of the emergency repair team of Xiamen Power Supply Bureau, who has been in the rain for more than 30 hours, said.

　　Their speed is amazing: on the 15th, Xiamen realized the restoration of all water supply in two districts of the island and the restoration of electricity consumption for 68,700 households. By the 20th, all the water supply households in the city had been restored due to the disaster, and 98% of the power supply households had been restored.

　　At this speed, there are also the clearing of fallen trees and the dredging of roads in urban areas. The road was cleared on the 15th, basically cleared on the 16th, and the main road was reopened to traffic on the 17th … … Walking on the streets of Xiamen, there are basically no fallen street trees on the main and secondary roads. Only the trees with broken branches remind people in the past that this is a city that has just been ravaged by the strongest typhoon since 1949.

　　Xiamen’s great love: the most beautiful thing in Xiamen is people.

　　In Xiamen after the typhoon, a team of armed police disaster relief officers and soldiers took on the task of clearing obstacles on the road. They put their satchels neatly on the side of the road and turned to work. It was not until the end of the mission in the afternoon that they found that there was a red blessing bag on each officer’s satchel, and each bag contained two boiled eggs.

　　"When the disaster came, I saw a figure in camouflage, and I knew it was our people’s soldiers." — — A citizen quietly put down his blessing bag with his child and left such a letter.

　　"Many community cadres, volunteers and citizens have joined us and given us a lot of support, which is an incentive and encouragement for our soldiers." Chen Yanghang, an armed police soldier, said.

　　From 15th to 20th, similar stories were repeated in Xiamen. Small blessing bags become a window to observe the relationship between people, and warm currents flow in the city.

　　Residents living on the ground floor turn on the tap and let residents living upstairs receive water for free; Neighbors form a "help group" to help empty nesters transport water; The old house was flooded, and all the neighbors came to help move things … … Among the citizens, warm stories continue to be staged, and people love each other and watch each other in the face of disasters.

　　"Even neighbors who don’t know each other are familiar with each other, nodding and smiling at each other, which makes people feel warm." Xu Huichao, a citizen of Xiamen, said, "The most beautiful thing in beautiful Xiamen is people."