The recent extreme heavy rainfall caused major disasters in Pinggu District. The Group thoroughly implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on flood control and disaster relief, shouldered heavy responsibilities at a critical moment, and rapidly mobilized rescue forces to rush to the front line of rescue and relief in Pinggu District. FromJuly 28 to the afternoon of August 4, the Group's Civil Engineering Department, Beijing Uni-Construction Group, Beijing Landscape Architecture Group, and the Urban Survey Institute of the Design & Development Group cumulatively deployed more than 670 person-times of rescue personnel and more than 130 sets of rescue vehicles and equipment, completing 7.43 kilometers of road rescue tasks.

      On the afternoon of July 30, Beijing Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yin Li, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Yin Yong, and other municipal leaders visited Pinggu District toinspect flood control and disaster relief work and visit and comfort affected residentsand expressed their regards to rescue forces including the Beijing Urban Construction Group rescue brigade. He said, whenever a disaster strikes, you all march toward danger and charge to the very front, disregarding your own safety to protect the lives and property of the people. You have all worked hard. The heavy rainfall has damaged infrastructure; everyone must carry forward the spirit of continuous fighting, promptly repair damaged facilities, and create the necessary conditions for the people to return to their homes as soon as possible after the disaster.

      In this rainfall disaster, in Pinggu District,Beishuiyu Village, Zhenluoying Townsuffered road damage, communications interruption, and missing persons due to flash floods.On the morning of July 28, after receiving the rescue task, the Beijing Urban Construction Group rescue brigade immediately set off for the scene carrying assault boats, rescue boats and other relevant water rescue equipment, as well as engineering vehicles, emergency lighting, and power generation and drainage equipment. Facing the geological disaster risks at complex locations, the rescue team members, together with search and rescue team members, trekked over mountains on foot into Beishuiyu Village to survey the disaster situation and assist 33 trapped villagers in completing their evacuation.

      At 6:30 on July 30, the Group rescue brigade, in accordance with superior instructions, moved without delay to Guanshang Village, Zhenluoying Town. Despite days of fatigue, they quickly divided into 4 groups and completed the task of clearing and dredging 4 kilometers of village roads, opening up the "road home" for the villagers.

      Meanwhile,at 15:00 on July 29, 15 rescue team members of the Group rescue brigade, carrying 3 engineering vehicles, a 1,000-cubic-meter drainage unit, 1,000 sandbags, and 200 cubic meters of sand, went to deal with severe waterlogging on a road section in Jinzhan Township, Chaoyang District. After a night of hard work, the pumping and drainage task was completed at 5:00 on the morning of the 30th. Subsequently, they went to nearby roads to carry out pumping and drainage, completing the task at 13:00 on the 31st. In the two operations, more than 41,000 cubic meters of water were pumped and drained in total, successfully eliminating the road traffic risks caused by the waterlogging.

      Affected by the heavy rainfall, the entire village of Guanshang Village, Zhenluoying Town, Pinggu District, was evacuated and resettled; after the heavy rain, the village was covered in mud.At 23:00 on July 30, 60 rescue personnel from the Civil Engineering Department's Pinggu Shoufa Urban Supply Guarantee Smart Supply Chain Base Project, carrying more than 10 transport vehicles and excavators, rushed to Guanshang Village. Overcoming difficulties such as narrow village roads, deep silt, and inconvenient vehicle passage, by 5:00 on the morning of the 31st, after 6 hours of all-night hard work, they completed the task of clearing silt and debris from the village streets. On the morning of August 2, town leaders came to the project department and presented a banner reading "Urban Construction Rushes to Aid by Night, Demonstrating a Heart for the People" to the project department to express their gratitude.

      On July 31, the Second General Contracting Department of Beijing Uni-Construction Group urgently rushed to assist with road and residential housing repair tasks in Guanshang Village, Xisiyu Village, and Damiaoyu Village of Zhenluoying Town. As of the afternoon of August 4, a total of 92 rescue personnel and 31 rescue vehicles and pieces of equipment had been deployed, clearing and dredging 650 meters of roads in Damiaoyu Village, Xisiyu Village, and Guanshang Village of Zhenluoying Town, repairing, reinforcing, and dredging 180 meters of the Guanshang Village river embankment, the Damiaoyu Village Shihe River channel, and the Hetaowa Village flood discharge channel, and clearing 18 residential houses. After completing the tasks, all personnel and machinery were withdrawn to safe areas.

      In the face of the relatively large flooded area and the heavy task of clearing debris and silt in Guanshang Village, Zhenluoying Town, Pinggu District,on July 31, Beijing Landscape Architecture Group quickly dispatched forces to join the post-disaster cleanup work. As of the afternoon of August 4, a total of 102 person-times of rescue personnel and 17 vehicle-times of rescue equipment had been deployed, and by combining manual and mechanical coordination, 2.3 kilometers of roads were cleared and dredged. At present, the cleanup work is still being carried out in an orderly manner.

      On July 31, the Urban Survey Institute of the Design & Development Group received the survey task for the municipal road restoration and reconstruction project in Pinggu District, and on August 1 entered the site to carry out post-disaster restoration and reconstruction survey work for roads and bridges. As of the afternoon of August 4, the reconnaissance of all 9 roads had been completed, with a cumulative survey drilling footage of 450 linear meters and geological surveys of 13 damage points completed. Follow-up tasks are being stepped up.