Massive flooding in Zhengzhou, Henan

[JSCh]

Student's online spreadsheet helps Henan flood victims
By Yang Meiping, Zhang Xiaoxiao
22:33 UTC+8, 2021-07-25

Li Rui from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has been hailed as an unsung hero in the rescue of victims in the unprecedented flooding of central Henan Province.

A female student at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has been hailed as an unsung hero in the rescue of victims in the unprecedented flooding of central Henan Province.

She launched an online-editing spreadsheet to connect those trapped by the flooding and rescuers.

The document on Tencent Docs, a free online platform that allows multiple users to edit a file at the same time, contains information on locations, situations and contact information of trapped people as well as rescue organizations.

Since it first appeared online, it has received millions of views and been updated hundreds of times with joint efforts by hundreds of warm-hearted people. Hundreds of people were rescued as a result.

The real-time document was initiated by Li Rui, a graduate of the university who will begin her postgraduate study in September.

In an interview with China Central Television, Li said that as a native of Henan, after seeing the disaster in her hometown and many people being washed away by floods, she knew that she must do something.

At 7:56 pm on July 20, the 22-year-old posted on Weibo saying that she wanted to help those in need after seeing a lot of cries for help on Sina Weibo.

She then posted a message on her WeChat account asking for friends to volunteer to help her collect information on people in need from the Internet, assess the danger of their situation to create a priority list, and then connect them with rescuers and follow up on their situations.

More than 30 people from the university responded and about one hour later, the file was created by Li with the nickname "Manto" as she input the first line of words: information of people waiting for rescue and information for rescuers.

Soon after the spreadsheet was released in their WeChat work group, information on people trapped was added, including those in the inundated Metro Line 5, a group of people waiting for evacuation from a building roof, and a pregnant woman who was about to give birth.

Under the organization of Li, the volunteers were divided into groups in charge of collecting information, verifying information, and providing on-site support to improve work efficiency. And later, they shared the document with professional rescue teams.

Li said they searched information on trapped people by themselves at first, which was slow and easy to cause repeated entries.

Then a former classmate of her suggested using the programming language Python to create a program to collect the information automatically, which greatly improved their work efficiency.

Three hours after the document was released, Li and her classmates began to contact the trapped people to follow up their situations and received the first feedback message at 1am the next day, in which the victim said she had been saved.

"I could not help bursting into tears," she said. "At that moment, we were really inspired and further motivated to go on. Though we had worked overnight, we feel that everything we did paid off."

The spreedsheet created by Li has developed into a comprehensive system of rescue information.

With more and more information collected and more and more people rescued thanks to their efforts, the document was later taken over by a team from Tencent and joined by volunteer and rescue organizations as well as media groups from all over the country.

The document now has developed into a comprehensive system including information on people needing help, as well as locations with risks of electric leakage and landslides, phone numbers of rescue teams and access to medical consulting services.

Praised as a hero by media and web users, Li said: "I did just a little step and it is a group effort by all the warm-hearted persons around the country. As a native of Henan, I'm really touched by all of them."

On WeChat, Li wrote: "I gained enlightenment from this hometown disaster: To be a person who can contribute to society."

She said this experience enabled her to understand how to apply what she has learned and do her best to help society.

As for her future career, Li said she will focus on products suitable for the elderly because China has an aging population.

"During the summer vacation, I have done some social practice on aging products and realized that the role of the Internet in increasing the efficiency of life," she said. "So I want to make some products that allow the elderly to access the Internet. Now I want to be down-to-earth and study hard first."

Source: SHINE Editor: Yang Meiping

 

[Daniel808]

General Zhu Shengling, Political Commissar of the PLA Central Theater Command, joined the frontline of the Henan flood relief operation on Friday to relocate victims of floods in Zhengzhou. He was identified by netizens who spotted him on video on Sunday

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419314863264833537

 

[Daniel808]

Keep Strong Henan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419301063648182279

I’m asking a legitimate question a 150 people died in Germany their problem wasn’t advanced warning. Their weather services predicted the rainfall with a 90% accuracy days before.

In Germany a combination of factors resulted in avoidable deaths.
- residents ignored the warning to evacuate but sheltered in place
- the government failed to act effectively

I’m asking a simple question why did people take the underground when they knew floods were expected. Why didn’t local government shut down the underground service?

I‘m not sure why this topic is sensitive. Yes people died in Texas too during the winter freeze did I stop the Chinese from discussing it?

My last post on this topic. Good day..

Only low average IQ people think your post is not for trolling.
It's Clear enough your posts intended to troll Chinese members in here



Anyway in Germany, there are still more than 1,500 missing. You forgot to add about that

 

[nang2]

Keep Strong Henan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419301063648182279

Only low average IQ people think your post is not for trolling.
It's Clear enough your posts intended to troll Chinese members in here



Anyway in Germany, there are still more than 1,500 missing. You forgot to add about that

Trolling is nothing but an attempt to make someone feel bad. There are quite some folks who like to do that and funny thing is that trolls are often themselves a target of trolling. After all, nobody and certainly no country is perfect. However, as a Chinese myself, I prefer to refrain myself from calling others trolling, because we Chinese are obsessed with face, which make us a much easier target to troll. Even some innocent comments could make us feel like being trolled. That, unfortunately, often delays us from seeing truths or learning something new. We have to struggle to get over the bad feelings of losing face first. This is something I had to learn the hard way after I arrived in US.

 

[nang2]

I know that comparing disasters isn't something constructive. The suffering is certainly something that cannot be compared. With that being said, however, since some folks brought up Germany flood on the subject, I did some googling on some details. One thing to note is that Germany flood seems to hit mostly rural areas. The state that was hit the hardest is Rhineland-Palatinat state, whose capital and largest city is Mainz, which has a population of 217k and an area of 2200 Square km. It is a small and sparsely populated town even by Canadian standard. So, folks, if you really have to compare Germany flood and Henan flood, keep that in mind.

 

[dbc]

Trolling is nothing but an attempt to make someone feel bad. There are quite some folks who like to do that and funny thing is that trolls are often themselves a target of trolling. After all, nobody and certainly no country is perfect. However, as a Chinese myself, I prefer to refrain myself from calling others trolling, because we Chinese are obsessed with face, which make us a much easier target to troll. Even some innocent comments could make us feel like being trolled. That, unfortunately, often delays us from seeing truths or learning something new. We have to struggle to get over the bad feelings of losing face first. This is something I had to learn the hard way after I arrived in US.

Frankly when I saw the image of people drowned in the underground station my first reaction was sadness and then after a while I wondered if this could happen to me. I travel a lot, often to places where I don’t speak the language or know local customs. I habitually check weather, but my US/European weather apps may not have accurate information for Asia, Africa or S.America.
In Europe and the US, I get alerts on my phone - no Apps to install or configure, it’s out of the box capability of the OS.

My natural inclination is towards root cause of adverse events - I was raised that way, my fathers career took us to strange lands where the color of my skin identified me as a foreigner and sometimes a target and so I am alert, informed and ready to respond.

in any case, I’m surprised at the reaction that my curiosity has caused. No offense was intended.

 

[Daniel808]

Residents in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province laid flowers to mourn the dead in the flooded line 5 subway at the line's Shakou Road exit. Photos: Li Hao/GT

Trolling is nothing but an attempt to make someone feel bad. There are quite some folks who like to do that and funny thing is that trolls are often themselves a target of trolling. After all, nobody and certainly no country is perfect. However, as a Chinese myself, I prefer to refrain myself from calling others trolling, because we Chinese are obsessed with face, which make us a much easier target to troll. Even some innocent comments could make us feel like being trolled. That, unfortunately, often delays us from seeing truths or learning something new. We have to struggle to get over the bad feelings of losing face first. This is something I had to learn the hard way after I arrived in US.

Trolling is happening in all country members in here. Sometimes we making fun of other countries members, it's okay.

But trolling other countries disaster is disgusting.

I see some indian members viewing this thread, but they just quiet and don't troll the thread like they do daily on Chinese topic thread.
But this dbc, keep trolling even in disaster thread


And please, don't use I'm Chinese or I'm Chinese ethnic. Voice your personal opinion as your own. Because we know, who is the mainland Chinese members, who is HK SAR members, who is overseas Chinese members, and who is false-flagger trying to potray as Chinese members

 

[JSCh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419482429484453892

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419532894645538816

 

[JSCh]

The story behind the rescue in the video above.

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7-25 07:19​

来自 华为Mate30E Pro 5G​

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那个网络流传的视频里“众人合力游泳破窗救人”那幕背后的来龙去脉被《解放日报》的记者采访和还原了。​

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这是一个特别牛逼和让人振奋的故事。无论被救者，还是救人者，在生死关头表现出的冷静、智慧、无畏、勇气和爱，都让画面里漂浮水中的那个“孤岛”显得闪闪发光。这就是人性的希望所在吧！​

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同时我认为，这也是一个可以写入教科书的自救案例，值得更多人了解。我概括下这个新闻：​

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外婆去幼儿园接外孙和外孙女回家。暴雨中，车在路中熄火。大水很快淹至车门。车上三人危在旦夕。​

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外婆首先给女儿打电话求助。女儿接到电话，第一个反应是报警。但当时，所有报警电话都是占线。​

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女儿让外婆告诉自己车被淹的确切位置。老人在电话中报给女儿她所能看到的周围店铺的名字：一家京东便利店、一家酒店和一家面馆。​

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女儿通过搜索外卖和点评软件，最先找到了便利店老板的电话。同时在自己的朋友圈发了求助。​

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当时便利店老板正在几公里之外的另一个店铺排险。他二话没说，给便利店旁边的宾馆打了电话，告诉宾馆里的人：门口路中间有辆被淹的车里有人，快去救人！​

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正在大堂抢救电脑的宾馆安保部长接到了电话，和宾馆一名18岁的小员工最早冲了出去。他们能随手找到的工具，只有一把菜刀。​

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水已经没过车窗。安保部长先爬上了车，试图用菜刀砸开车在的前挡风玻璃和天窗，都失败了。​

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这个时候，离事发地不远的一位教过孩子的年轻街舞老师看到了孩子妈妈发的朋友圈，也赶了过来。他脱了衣服，拽着树枝游向水中央。虽然一小段路程，他的包和手机都丢了。​

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更多人看到了“孤岛”救人这一幕。他们都向孤岛聚来。一个穿着黑色雨衣的路人递给街舞老师一把锤子。然而锤子太小，几次也没砸开玻璃。​

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各种努力失败后，几个人继续施救的同时，也大声向周围求救。​

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听到呼救声的附近面店老板，拿着店里的一个更大的锤子也了游过去。这是一个关键的救援工具。此时，水几乎已经要没过车顶了。​

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面店老板爬上车顶，先在汽车的后挡风玻璃上凿出一个小洞。第一个递锤子的路人透过这个小洞，安抚车里的外婆和2个孩子。​

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这时，汽车左后方的车窗被破开。街舞老师把小男孩拖了出来，接到了车顶。​

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又有更多人向“孤岛”游去，加入了救援。有人送来一个蓝色大桶，怕孩子呛水，他们把孩子装进桶里，再送到岸边。​

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女孩也被救了出来。最后是老人。​

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被救者和救人者挤在车顶上。把孩子围在最中间。有人为孩子撑起了一把大红伞。​

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那个视频的拍摄者对记者说：“这个画面，好像汪洋中的一座孤岛，而这座岛却让人充满力量和希望。”​

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救人者的名字分别是：卢联盟、李坤朋、王志磊、李祥……（还有我未看全，大家可帮补充）​

JianJian
7-25 07:19 from Huawei Mate30E Pro 5G

The ins and outs behind the scene of "everyone swimming breaking windows to save people" in the video circulated on the Internet were interviewed and restored by a reporter from Jiefang Daily(Liberation Daily).

This is a particularly awesome and exciting story. The calmness, wisdom, fearlessness, courage and love shown by both the rescued and the savior at the moment of life and death make the "isolated island" in the floating water appear gleaming. This is where the hope of humanity lies!

At the same time, I think this is also a self-help case that can be written into a textbook, and it deserves more people to understand. Let me summarize this news:

Grandma went to the kindergarten to pick up her grandson and granddaughter home. During the heavy rain, the car engine stalled on the road. The flood water soon flooded up to the car door. The three people in the car are at risk.

Grandma first called her daughter for help. When daughter received the call, her first reaction was to call the police. But at the time, all the emergency line were busy.

The daughter asked her grandmother to tell her exactly where the car was flooded. The grandmother reported to her daughter the names of the surrounding shops she could see on the phone: a JD convenience store, a hotel, and a noodle shop.

The daughter searched for takeaway and review software and found the phone number of the convenience store owner first. At the same time, she asked for help in her social media circle of friends.

At the time, the convenience store owner was arranging emergency preparation in another store a few kilometers away. Without saying a word, he called the hotel next to the convenience store and told the people in the hotel: There is someone in a flooded car in the middle of the road at the entrance, go and save them!

The security director of the hotel who was fixing computer in the lobby received the call and rushed out with an 18-year-old employee of the hotel. The only tool they could find was a kitchen knife.

The water has gone through the car window. The security director climbed up the car first and tried to smash the front windshield and sunroof with the kitchen knife, but failed.

At this time, a young street dance teacher who had taught children not far from the place where the incident happened saw the social media message posted by the child’s mother and rushed over. He took off his clothes and swam towards the middle of the water, dragging through branches. Although he was a short distance away, both his bag and cell phone were lost.

More people have discover the scene of "Lone Island" saving people. They all converged to the isolated island. A passerby in a black raincoat handed the street dance teacher a hammer. However, the hammer was too small to break the glass even after several tries.

After various efforts failed, they continued to rescue them, but they also called out loudly for help.

The owner of the noodle shop nearby, who heard the call for help, swam toward them with a bigger hammer in the shop. This is a key rescue tool. At this point, the water almost passed the roof of the car.

The noodle shop owner climbed onto the roof of the car and first put a small hole in the rear windshield of the car. The first passerby that brought the small hammer talked through this small hole to comfort the grandmother and the two children in the car.

By this time, the rear left window of the car was broken open. The street dance teacher dragged the little boy out and received it on the roof of the car.

More people swam to the "island" and joined the rescue. Someone sent a big blue bucket, fearing that the child would choke water, they put the child in the bucket and sent it to safety.

The girl was also rescued. Finally, the elderly grandma.

The rescued and rescuers all squeezed on top of the roof of the car with the child in the middle. Someone held up a big red umbrella for the child.

The photographer of that video told reporters: "This picture is like an isolated island in the ocean, but this island is full of power and hope."

The names of the rescuers are: Lu Lianlian, Li Kunpeng, Wang Zhilei, Li Xiang...

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A video clip went viral in China for showing a group of locals in flood-hit Henan Province working together to save three people out of a submerged car. Days later, the rescuers recounted what they did in the precarious situation. #GLOBALink

 

[nang2]

Residents in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province laid flowers to mourn the dead in the flooded line 5 subway at the line's Shakou Road exit. Photos: Li Hao/GT

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Trolling is happening in all country members in here. Sometimes we making fun of other countries members, it's okay.

But trolling other countries disaster is disgusting.

I see some indian members viewing this thread, but they just quiet and don't troll the thread like they do daily on Chinese topic thread.
But this dbc, keep trolling even in disaster thread


And please, don't use I'm Chinese or I'm Chinese ethnic. Voice your personal opinion as your own. Because we know, who is the mainland Chinese members, who is HK SAR members, who is overseas Chinese members, and who is false-flagger trying to potray as Chinese members

Are you trying to claim or insinuate that I am telling a lie when I say "I am Chinese ethnic"?

 

[JSCh]

Shoppers flock to buy ERKE as a thank-you for their donation to Henan

The company's support for disaster victims in Henan touched the hearts of customers, who rallied beh

www.shine.cn

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419250965950078982

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419158078470049792

 

[JSCh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419919263062577152

 

[Beast]

I’m asking a legitimate question a 150 people died in Germany their problem wasn’t advanced warning. Their weather services predicted the rainfall with a 90% accuracy days before.

In Germany a combination of factors resulted in avoidable deaths.
- residents ignored the warning to evacuate but sheltered in place
- the government failed to act effectively

I’m asking a simple question why did people take the underground when they knew floods were expected. Why didn’t local government shut down the underground service?

I‘m not sure why this topic is sensitive. Yes people died in Texas too during the winter freeze did I stop the Chinese from discussing it?

My last post on this topic. Good day..

Stop spewing nonsense. There was never such heavy rain ever encounter before. Every year the Henan people still take subway when rain and there are system to handle flood without any problem. But this one is too extreme. And yet u purposely pick on nonsense.

 

[JSCh]

Henan floods to trigger record insurance claims of US$1.7 billion

The Henan floods are likely to see total insurance claims of as much as 11 billion yuan (US$1.7 billion), possibly making it the largest natural catastrophe for insurers in China’s history.

www.scmp.com

 

[dbc]

Stop spewing nonsense. There was never such heavy rain ever encounter before. Every year the Henan people still take subway when rain and there are system to handle flood without any problem. But this one is too extreme. And yet u purposely pick on nonsense.

Ok, I wondered why some Chinese members are so twitchy on this subject and it appears uncomfortable questions are being raised at home by Chinese netizens as well. Perhaps your efforts to censure me are wasted, I'm not Chinese my opinion on the subject is irrelevant. Although, to me, it's remarkable the efforts the CCP will exert to maintain an aura of infallibility even as far as a foreign online forum such as PDF.

Amazing!