Dam keeper on Zhujia River

"Today's water level is about 28.58 meters. There is a certain pressure on the dam we are guarding!" On July 21, in the face of the torrent of Zhujiahe River, Han Weidong, the foreman of Jiangan comprehensive work area of Wuhan bridge section of China Railway Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said hoarsely.

Zhujiahe river was originally a small tributary of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, with a total length of 4000 meters and a width of 150 meters, in the shape of "several". It flows into the Yangtze River at chenjiaji, the riverbank area. Entering the flood season, the surging river makes the beautiful river flow extremely dangerous.

On the flood control dam of Zhujiahe River stretching for several kilometers, Wuhan Bureau Group Co., Ltd. undertakes the task of inspecting and guarding the dyke with a length of nearly 200 meters. Every day, Han Weidong leads 20 workers to patrol in turn to ensure the safety of the dam.

This section of dike is located in the low-lying area. Once the rainy season comes, it becomes the focus of flood control. Although there are 24-hour patrol, but dangerous situation still can happen at any time.

"No, the dam is leaking!" Han Weidong's hoarse shouts resounded across the dike. At 13:00 on July 11, Han Weidong, who was patrolling the dike, found that the river water penetrated from the bottom of the dam into the courtyard of the comprehensive work area on the river bank next to the dam. Looking at the muddy river constantly gushing out, Han Weidong immediately contacted the relevant units. In the end, the danger was firmly under control.

"Once the levee breaks here, the flood directly threatens the Beijing Guangzhou railway which is hundreds of meters away. The downstream flood will directly rush to Hankou, and the consequences can't be imagined." Han Weidong said.

In July, as the water level of Zhujia River continued to rise, the flood control situation became increasingly tight, and Han Weidong did not go home.

During the day, he held a long pole and poked the part of the dam into the water. "The soil in the water is very soft, and the pole can be inserted very deep. In this case, special attention should be paid to piping He kept poking into the water and admonished his fellow workers.

In the evening, he took a flashlight to shine on the inside and outside of the dike, not letting go of the clues. The light of the flashlight attracted a lot of mosquitoes, which made the back of his hand, neck and ankle covered with bags.

Once encountering any situation at night, Han Weidong yells to everyone at the top of his voice. Although his voice is not high, his hoarse voice can always cut through the night sky on the Bank of Zhujia River, allowing the staff on duty to gather at the first time. "Many people don't know that the reason why Mr. Han's voice is hoarse is because he had thyroid cancer and had surgery the year before last and last year respectively." See everyone concerned about Han Weidong's voice, workshop director Li Changhong opened the mystery.

The flock of geese fly high and the head geese lead. Under the leadership of Han Weidong, 20 employees in the river bank comprehensive work area have been thinking and working hard together. With their responsibilities and responsibilities, they have consolidated the powerful force of flood control and flood control, built an impregnable spiritual dike, and vowed to defend the nearly 200 meter long flood control position.