Zhao Jinwen: "I am the village secretary. I will never give up a fellow villager."

Less than 1.7 meters tall, dark skin, not talkative, a pair of sports shoes covered with mud, a simple and honest mountain man.

In the face of the severe flood, there were no casualties among the more than 680 people in the village after taking risks to relocate the people.

He is Zhao Jinwen, secretary of the party branch of Wulihe Village, Taoquan Township, Cixian County.

Never give up a villager and risk transferring 70 villagers without causing casualties.

On July 30, more than 10 days after the rare flood, the washed-up road in Wulihe village is still rattling with water, and the road is lined with damaged and collapsed houses.

"the flood reached the house more than 1 meter high, and when the flood receded, the mud was 30 to 40 centimeters thick." Du Cuilan, 68, pointed to the clear watermark on the wall and said, "I've never seen such a heavy rain in my life. It's like pouring." During the flood, three houses in her family were damaged, but the family of three were successfully transferred.

At about 9: 00 on July 19, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Du Cuilan and his wife quickly blocked the door of the hospital, trying to stop Rain Water from entering the hospital. Unexpectedly, the water level of the river rose rapidly, and in an instant, the water gushing into the hospital had risen to more than half a meter.

Just when the old couple were at a loss, Zhao Jinwen rushed in with several young people carrying water. "hurry up and move, it will be too late." With the help of a small ladder in the courtyard, Zhao Jinwen pulled and dragged the old couple du Cuilan to the roof.

"my husband is still in the house." All of a sudden, the hearts of the people ripped up. It turned out that du Cuilan's father-in-law was 88 years old and had been bedridden for many years. If he wanted to move the old man, he had to use a ladder. Regardless of the danger, Zhao Jinwen trudged more than 100 meters and carried a 5-meter-long wooden ladder weighing more than 100 jin from a carpenter's home. Then he carried the old man on his back and climbed the ladder and moved the old man to safety with the help of other villagers.

"after receiving the flood warning, four village cadres designated areas for transferring responsibility to the masses and established temporary resettlement sites, including branch secretaries." Yin Yuesen, a university student village official in Wulihe Village, said that the village is located on both sides of the river in the depths of the mountains, and the terrain is relatively low. due to frequent floods, villagers have built dams to protect the village and have been at peace with each other for many years. At first, some people also thought that the rain was not heavy and did not cooperate with the transfer work, but Zhao Jinwen said firmly: "I am the village secretary, and I will never give up a villager."

After repeated persuasion by Zhao Jinwen, Zhao Kexing and his wife in their 80s had just moved out when the raging flood destroyed his house; Zhao Yuanlin, 71, had difficulty in his legs and feet, and Zhao Jinwen carried him to a safe place 50 meters away. Wang Qinge, an 80-year-old man living alone, was also carried out by Zhao Jinwen. On that day, the emaciated Zhao Jinwen did not know how many villagers he had carried. In the end, 70 people from 25 households were transferred to the village. Although more than 220 houses were destroyed, no one was injured.

Set up a disaster relief team, do not wait or rely on leading the masses to rebuild their homes.

Zhao Jinwen's family became the largest temporary settlement in Wulihe Village, and more than 30 people crowded into the not-spacious courtyard. His wife, Zhao Changying, took out grain and quilts to take good care of the villagers whose houses were damaged, while her husband "went out after five o'clock every day and didn't get home until eight or nine o'clock in the evening."

"although we have been hit by the disaster, we can't just wait for relief from the party and government, but we have to do it ourselves first." On the morning of July 30, when the reporter saw Zhao Jinwen, he was standing in the mud and water with the villagers to build the damaged village dam. "it is still the flood season, and we must prevent the flood from hitting again."

The reporter noticed that many of the villagers who built the dam were in their twenties, but they were still sweating in the heat. Zhao Zixiong, a 67-year-old villager, said that in the face of the flood, village cadres risked the risk to transfer the masses and "never give up a villager." now that production is resumed, everyone should do their part.

Assist the transportation department to repair roads, organize villagers to build dams and distribute relief supplies. On the open column of village affairs of the village committee, Zhao Jinwen will fill in the progress of post-disaster reconstruction every day. He said, "with the concern of the party and the government and the support of all sectors of the community, life will always get better day by day."