Hu Jia walked hurriedly to me and reported nervously, "Leader, the Transportation Bureau has just verified that the road from the county seat to Dongxiang Town is severely damaged, especially the Mindong River Bridge! The No. 2 bridge pier was washed away by the flood and collapsed, and the bridge deck has shifted longitudinally. Traffic has been completely interrupted."
My heart sank suddenly - at this moment, Dongxiang Town had completely become an isolated island in the flood, cut off from the outside world.
"Quick," I said in a heavy tone, and immediately ordered Hu Jia, "Immediately contact the head of the town's power and communications department, and hold a meeting in the conference room right away!"
In the conference room, only the director of the power management office and two supervisors of the communications department who had hurried over after receiving my notification were left. After a brief greeting, I got straight to the point: "The flood situation is severe, and everyone knows that the bridge over the Minhe River leading to the county town is severely damaged, and the town of Xiangyang has basically become an isolated island. At this time, ensuring power and communications is the lifeline! I invited you two to come here because I want to understand the most real situation. If you have any difficulties, please speak freely and don't worry."
They were clearly prepared to speak candidly. The Unicom manager spoke immediately, his tone heavy: "County Magistrate Guan, the situation is indeed not optimistic. Our main fiber optic cables have been cut by the flood, and our landline phones... are now completely paralyzed."
I felt a thump in my chest, and a weight fell off my shoulders. I turned to the head of the mobile company and asked, "Where's the mobile signal? Can it still hold up?"
He frowned, "The optical cable is broken, and we now rely on microwave relays to maintain communications. The signal is very unstable, and intermittent calls are the norm. But as long as the power supply can keep up, basic communication needs... we will do our best to ensure it!"
Electricity! Nuclear or electricity! I immediately asked the director of the power management office, with an anxious tone: "What about the power supply? Are you sure it will be smooth?"
The director looked a bit embarrassed: "County Magistrate Guan, in the face of natural disasters, who dares to guarantee it..." He changed the subject, but his tone revealed some confidence, "However, the probability of power outages here is indeed much smaller than elsewhere!"
"Oh?" This turn of events cheered me up. "So you're so trustworthy?"
A barely perceptible smugness flashed across the director's face as he explained, "The key lies in the grid planning of the past two years! We have set up a key 35/10 kV substation in the town of Dongxiang. And you see," he gestured with his hands, "the 35 kV sub-high voltage transmission lines all use solid angle steel towers! With this configuration, if we lose power here, there won't be many places in the county that can still have lights on!"
These words were like a reassurance. My tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and joy almost burst out of my brows - as long as the two lifelines of electricity and communications are unbroken, there is still hope for Xiangzhen!
At this moment, Zhang Shuangli rushed into the conference room. He was soaked, and rain kept dripping down his hair and clothes, leaving a stain on the floor. He didn't bother to wipe it off, but grabbed the mineral water on the table, unscrewed the lid, and gulped down half a bottle, his chest heaving violently.
After catching his breath, he immediately reported, "County Magistrate Guan, get the hydrological data! The water level in the measured river section has risen by 3.16 meters, the flow has reached 300 cubic meters per second, the flow rate exceeds 5 meters per second, and the sand content is as high as 62 kilograms per cubic meter!" His voice was hurried and heavy, "These four core indicators have all exceeded the IV level flash flood standard and have reached the level of extreme flash flood disaster! It seems that the explosion--"
"——Okay!" I raised my hand to interrupt, my voice was not loud but it carried unquestionable majesty. The emergency plan for blasting the dike and releasing the flood was still confidential, and we must not cause panic at the social level at this moment.
Zhang Shuangli froze instantly, his face turned pale, and he obviously realized that he had almost made a mistake. In a panic, he raised the water bottle and took a few gulps, trying to cover up his inner panic with this clumsy action.
I stood up and calmly escorted the several leaders of the power and communications department to the door. After they walked away, I turned around and walked to Zhang Shuangli, patting his wet shoulders vigorously: "Thank you for your hard work, go and dry yourself quickly. Take a rest, and then compile these key data and detailed information of the flood discharge area into a detailed and reliable report."
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