However, after more than a century, when we look back at that difficult and moving history again, what we can see is no longer just the brave and fearless stormtroopers, but also witnesses who have branded the brilliance of human nature in the torrent of time, even absurd and real spectators. Together with those resounding names, they constructed the original appearance of history and became the epitome of that turbulent era.
In our life, it is possible to stage large or small natural and man-made disasters every day. After the founding of New China, there was a catastrophic disaster in our country, but it is little known now. That disaster was the Huaihe River flood.
In the summer of 1954, the global atmospheric circulation was abnormal. It rained continuously from May to June in the Jianghuai Basin, and then it rained intermittently or rainstorm in July, and a rainstorm lasted for several days. After five consecutive rainstorms in July, the Huaihe River basin was flooded once in 40 years.
Anhui, Huainan, Huaibei and other places and most parts of Henan suffered from floods. During the flood, more than 5,000 mu of farmland was flooded and 2 million houses collapsed. More than 2,000 people died in floods and countless livestock died, resulting in 40 million people losing their livelihoods.
Such a disaster is undoubtedly a great difficulty for a newly established country. After the flood, China immediately sent troops to the affected areas to cooperate with local governments to carry out flood fighting and rescue work, and transferred more than 2.8 million people for emergency rescue. The people of the whole country donated their own strength to raise materials and deliver them to the affected people through various channels.
In order to better control the water potential, our soldiers fought day and night in the front line of flood control, and the people also contributed their own strength. Qi Xin worked together to tide over the difficulties. In the face of disaster, our army and people United to minimize losses, and finally the flood was well solved. That's all for this issue. What do you think of this talented person? Please leave a comment.