Baoding 66-year-old volunteer repairs electrical appliances in Xingtai disaster area

"whose appliances are broken? Voluntary repairs. " Recently, in the 12 affected villages in Xingtai City Development Zone, we can see a tall old man with a toolbox on his shoulder and a handbag, shouting loudly.

Daxian Village is one of the worst-hit villages in Xingtai Development Zone. After the flood, local cadres, masses and construction aid workers have begun the work of dredging after the disaster.

Hearing the shout, the villagers surrounded the old man. "my refrigerator, color TV, and washing machine are all soaked in water. They can't be used. I'm worried about it." "check in one by one, and I come to repair it for free." The old man took a small notebook out of his pocket and recorded it carefully.

The old man told reporters that his name is Wu Hechun, a native of Baoding, Hebei Province. He is 66 years old and is a retired worker of Baoding Electric Power repair Factory.

"two days ago, after I learned on TV that Xingtai was hit by a flood, I hurried from the tornado disaster area of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province." Wu Hechun said that this is the 22nd time he has participated in disaster relief in Xingtai.

In 1976, at the age of 25, he participated in the rescue of the Tangshan earthquake. Since then, Wu Hechun has begun a long journey of volunteering to serve the disaster areas.

Tangshan, Wenchuan, Yushu, Laiyuan, Yiliang, Yuyao. Over the past 40 years, the elderly have traveled hundreds of thousands of kilometers to the earthquake and landslides disaster areas for rescue. He rescued people from earthquake ruins and landslides and repaired more than 2000 electrical appliances for people in disaster areas free of charge.

When chatting with the reporter, the old man's hands were not idle. In less than half an hour, the repaired electrical appliances were ready.

"the blister of my washing machine is broken. Can you fix it?" Villager Zhang Jiangang asked. "Why not? Take a look! " As he said, Wu and Chunbian picked up the toolbox.

There is a two-cylinder washing machine in the front aisle of Zhang Jiangang's house. Wu Hechun opened the toolbox he had with him, took out a screwdriver and twisted the screws off the back cover of the washing machine one by one.

In less than half an hour, I only heard Wu Hechun say, "all right, let's try it!" "is it that simple?" Father Zhang picked up the bolt of the washing machine and turned on the switch of the washing machine, and the washing machine really turned on.

"when the flood pours into the bearings of the motor of the washing machine, the motor will not work. Open the back cover of the washing machine and turn the bearing forcefully. When the bearing is active, it will work when the electricity is on. " After patting the mud on his hands and wiping the sweat on his face, Wu Hechun said that most of the water entry appliances can be repaired. The weather is good these days, and the villagers had better bring out the flooded appliances to be ventilated to dry. Open the refrigerator door to get some air, and the TV should be dried behind. Just to be on the safe side, the villagers should not dismantle the electrical appliances without authorization.

"as long as the villagers in the disaster area need it, they will use their skills to serve everyone and recover property losses for the disaster area to the greatest extent. This is the 22nd time that I have participated in disaster relief. I just want to use my best efforts to contribute to the reconstruction of the disaster area. " Wu Hechun said.