Recently,was hit by an unprecedented extreme rainstorm, causing waterlogging in many parts of the urban area and damage to houses. However, the newly-built multi functional underground fortress in the area played a crucial role, successfully safeguarding the lives and properties of nearly 1,000 residents and serving as a safety barrier against natural disasters.
It is understood that the underground fortress was completed and put into use at the end of last year, with a total construction area of approximately 2,000 square meters and a depth of 12 meters. It was designed and built in accordance with standards to resist multiple disasters such as rainstorm-induced waterlogging and earthquakes. The fortress is equipped with an emergency water supply and power system, a food and material reserve warehouse, a medical rescue area, and temporary living cabins. Additionally, it has an independent ventilation and drainage system, which can meet the basic living and disaster avoidance needs of people for more than 72 hours.
After the rainstorm struck, the local emergency management department quickly activated the emergency response plan and organized the orderly evacuation of residents in low lying areas and street-front merchants to the underground fortress. During the 48 hour continuous rainstorm, all facilities in the fortress operated normally without water inflow or power outage. The temporarily resettled residents not only received basic living security but also obtained timely weather warnings and rescue information through the emergency radio in the fortress.
Before, I always worried about my house being flooded when it rained heavily. Now with this underground fortress, I feel much more at ease,said Ms. Wang, a resident living in a nearby community. The person in charge of the local emergency management bureau stated that in the next step, they will summarize the experience of using this underground fortress and plan to promote the construction of similar emergency shelter facilities in more disaster prone areas within the jurisdiction, further enhancing the citys comprehensive ability to resist natural disasters.
