Hunanpingjiang Bridge collapse because of sand to be washed under the impact of piers

the 5 May 13, the collapse of the bridge wreckage scattered in the river. 8:50 that day expectations, due to continuous heavy rain, resulting in the Hunan the Pingjiang plum fairy town and I Tsubosato a bridge near the junction suddenly collapsed. Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Yushe
rescue workers in the bridge collapse site to find a drowning person. Map/CFP 13 am

, 50, Hunan Province, the Pingjiang Chang rivers on a 120 m long three-hole stone arch bridge suddenly collapsed nine people fell into the water, according to preliminary investigation, three of which The people were rescued, are still unaccounted for.

bridge was the dredgers injured

reporter has learned, at 1 o’clock on May 12 to 7:00, Pingjiang consecutive six hours Heavy heavy rainfall, average rainfall of 150 mm or more, resulting in the Ping Jiang Fasheng serious flood disasters.

the bridge connection the I Tsubosato plum fairy town called Fan solid bridge. The pier was a huge flash floods from upstream successively washed three dredging boats and trees, all kinds of floating debris impact. The local villagers said that Bridge pontics mainly by dredgers, floating down from upstream Kaneda battlefield injured.

According to local villagers put the peach king, when the bridge collapsed, he saw three motorcycles from plum fairy town over the car about 1989 individuals, there are three or four people on the bridge to see the flood situation. It is reported that

have been three drowning rescued

Pingjiang County Commission has sent out public security, fire officers and soldiers, militia and related professionals, and organized local more than 500 cadres and the masses, the mobilization of the three assault boats and two rubber boats rushed to the scene to rescue the three fell into the water has been rescued and sent to hospital for treatment, there are six missing.

13 noon, Pingjiang added multi-digging machines, drilling rigs and other equipment and to ensure that each class of 100 people three-shift rotation 24 hours non-stop search and rescue.

Pingjiang deputy magistrate of the traffic in charge of Zhu Mubin said on the 13th night, search and rescue and recovery work is intensified First, the mobilization of three excavators to open both sides of the river bank to clean up the residual bridge muck, search and rescue missing persons; organization of local cadres and masses in the lower reaches of the search for missing persons; three plum fairy town and I Tsubosato, continue the investigation, the investigation of the exact number of drowning; do the treatment of the rescued personnel and families of missing persons to appease. The exact cause of the collapsed bridge, the local government is still under investigation. According to Xinhua News Agency

witnessed

only a few seconds, the whole bridge full collapse “

“first pier, a stone jumped out, followed by intermediate piers began to collapse, only a few seconds, the whole bridge to all collapse.”

looked at Zhuolang Rapids, recalled the scenes Solid villagers, the the Pingjiang I Tsubosato Fan Hu yellow gold is still a lingering fear. She was and neighbors Peng new standing in the house door, watching connect the the I Tsubosato plum fairy town. Solid bridge collapse in an instant. Hu yellow gold three-story home in the Fan solid bridge connecting I Tsubosato bridgehead side, at the door you can see the entire bridge.

Hu yellow gold, told reporters yesterday, the water came very urgent, suddenly rising up, I layer all the flooding, the water this morning before retirement. “

when the bridge collapsed, the bridge there are several motorcycles from plum fairy town there come rolling in, there are several people in the bridge against the parapet to see the flood. “said Hu yellow gold,” a loud noise bridge collapsed. motorcycles and were all on the bridge fall, the blink of an eye can not see, I’ll yell ‘collapsed bridge, save’. “

reporters to see the collapsed bridge site, the about 120 meters long, two-pier three-hole stone arch bridge have all collapsed, only the riverbank on both sides of the bridge structure, the collapse of the fracture of the piers and deck still was “one”-shaped cross in the Changjiang river, a small sand as a whole, turn over half of the hull buried river. Fan solid bridge downstream, while several large flush down the sand. Some rescuers collapsed bridge scene search and rescue drowning people, there are some people you find in the downstream.

the scope of the village branch secretary Li, such as 12, Chang rivers, all of a sudden water surge 34 m, range solid bridge upstream Jintian battle two large dredgers did not lock, washed downstream by the flood, digging shelf of sand, direct hit on the pier. Which there is a sand bridge in scope stagnation for a long time, brought about by the flooding from the upstream accumulation of debris under the bridge, seriously affecting Chang rivers flood discharge.

the 12th, I Tsubosato has been erected in the bridge, a ban on common warning signs, and also arranged a special two people take turns on duty. “Li as saying.

I Tsubosato the bridgehead duty of the local villagers, the king put the peach in the morning of 13, told reporters, more than 8:00 in the morning there is a large truck filled with cement board to be forced through, he on the phone such as instructions to the branch secretary Lee situation, the phone also did not hang up, the instant collapse of the bridge. The truck driver’s face suddenly turned pale. According to Xinhua News Agency

■ Exploring the Causes

sand to be washed under the impact pier

reporters from Hunan Highway Authority has learned that after a preliminary verification, the upstream was washed sand hit pier caused by the bridge collapse.

reporter learned that the scope of the specific address of the bridge numbered X019 SI Stake K4, +350. Hunan Highway Authority, the Conservation Department, responsible person, the bridge length of 120 meters. At 11:00 on the 12th, Pingjiang Fan solid bridge implementation of the traffic blockade. At 8:50 on the 13th, the upper reaches of a washed sand hit the pier, the bridge then collapse.

According to the highway departments in Hunan Province confirmed the scope of bridge technical condition for the two types of non-dangerous bridge. 2011 Hunan Provincial Department of Transportation highway bridge safety and technical conditions across the province conducted a comprehensive investigation. The investigation found that the 4333 Highway Bridge by the scope of bridge is not listed here.

12 Pingjiang the whole territory of the majority of local drop heavy rain. Night the county statistics 3590 houses collapsed, the affected population over 20 million people. County emergency relocated 2.888 million, to rescue a population of 2,900 people, to rescue the besieged population of more than 160 people. According to Xinhua News Agency

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