Twelve people died in Hubei province after escaping from the gorge flash flood. Multi-sector online celebrity punched the door.
On the evening of August 4, heavy rain caused flash floods in Hefeng County, Enshi, Hubei Province, and many people were trapped. As of 17: 00 on the 5th, 61 people have been rescued, 12 people have died and 1 person has lost contact.
Before the incident, the Avoidance Gorge, though undeveloped, has become a punching place in online celebrity. Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned from the local cultural market comprehensive law enforcement brigade that the relevant local departments have set up warning signs and warning signs in the avoidance gorge, clearly informing tourists that the area is undeveloped and forbidden to enter. In addition, many local departments have jointly set up duty points at the main entrance of the Avoidance Gorge to discourage and stop tourists who want to enter the Avoidance Gorge.
Avoid the gorge and flash floods caused by heavy rain.
Twelve people were killed and one lost contact.
On the evening of August 4, heavy rain caused flash floods in Hefeng County, Enshi, Hubei Province, and many people were trapped. According to CCTV news, as of 17: 00 on the 5th, 12 people were killed, one lost contact and 61 others were rescued by flash floods. On-site rescuers are still searching for nets to check whether other people are trapped.
It is understood that most of the people who entered the refuge on that day were scattered from other places in go on road trip, and some tourists were led by local villagers or "wild guides".
Chen Lin’s (pseudonym) sister lost contact with several friends after entering the refuge gorge. At 0 o’clock in the morning on August 5, Chen Lin told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that her sister had been found by the search and rescue team and said in a short conversation with her family: "We have also learned our lesson this time, so don’t go to undeveloped scenic spots next time."
Undeveloped but become a punching place in online celebrity
Some tourists venture to go by themselves.
On August 5th, the reporter of Beiqing Daily searched on a short video platform with "Semporna, China" and "Avoidance Gorge" as the key words, and found that since the beginning of 2018, users have successively uploaded videos and strategies to play in Avoidance Gorge, and some villagers who run farmhouse music near Avoidance Gorge have released videos to take tourists to play in Avoidance Gorge to attract business.
Ms. Hu, who had just visited Avoidance Gorge in June this year, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that she just saw the video of Avoidance Gorge on the short video platform and wanted to punch in. "The road to avoid the gorge is particularly difficult. It takes more than three hours for the bus from Enshi to Hefeng, and more than one hour for the village near Hefeng to avoid the gorge. The village guide has to climb the mountain for an hour to take us to avoid the gorge."
When it came to the escape gorge, Ms. Hu found that there was a certain gap with her imagination. "There are quite a lot of people, unlike the feeling of Xanadu in the video. Moreover, when we arrived, we discovered that the refuge gorge was not a formal scenic spot, and there were no tickets. It was all local people’s own kayaks and wooden boats. "
According to Ms. Hu, the whole boat trip to avoid the gorge is not long, and you can stop to take pictures four or five times on the way. "We three girls wore skirts and sandals for taking pictures, and we didn’t wear life jackets. It’s quite dangerous to think back now."
There are risks in avoiding the gorge.
Local netizens advised tourists not to come.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that on the video platform, the recent video related to avoiding the gorge was shot on the morning of August 4. The publisher "My nephew" said that he had just been to the Avoidance Gorge on the morning of August 4th, and passed by the flood in the afternoon.
As can be seen from the video released by "Little Nephew", tourists travel in narrow canyons in black kayaks. Each kayak has a special person to paddle the boat, and one kayak takes 6 to 8 people. Many kayaks also have children. It is worth noting that all the passengers photographed in the video did not wear life jackets.
After the accident, many netizens also left messages under various videos to warn others not to go again, including many local netizens in Enshi. One of Enshi netizens said that the Avoidance Gorge is located in the upper reaches of Pingshan Gorge and has not yet been developed. "Avoiding the gorge is taken by local black tour guides, and the safety is not guaranteed. It is not recommended for tourists to go."
On the afternoon of the 5th, the reporter of Beiqing Daily contacted a local farmhouse worker as a tourist. The worker Lin Xiaodan (pseudonym) sent the Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Pingshan Tourism jointly issued by various local departments, and said that she had contacted nearly 40 tourists who had made an appointment to travel to Avoidance Gorge in the middle of this month on the 5th, informing the other party that she could not avoid it.
Multi-department joint duty station
Discourage tourists from entering at the entrance.
In addition, on July 24th, six departments of Hefeng County Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office, Public Security Bureau, Culture and Tourism Bureau, Transportation Bureau, Market Supervision Administration and Emergency Management Bureau issued the Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Pingshan Tourism. According to the notice, because most areas of Pingshan Scenic Area have not been developed and constructed, they do not have the conditions to receive tourists. In order to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property, the undeveloped areas of Pingshan Scenic Area are closed for management. During the period of closed management, it is strictly forbidden for any organization or individual to lead tourists into the undeveloped area of Pingshan without authorization, for any vehicle to engage in illegal operation, and for any ship (including kayaking) to enter the undeveloped waters of Pingshan for illegal operation. Once found out, it will be dealt with severely according to relevant laws and regulations, and if the circumstances are serious, it will be handed over to the judicial organs.
On the afternoon of the 5th, the reporter of Beiqing Daily learned from the Hefeng County Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade that after the announcement was issued, no complaints had been received about tourism promotion and soliciting information released to the undeveloped area of Pingshan. However, before the announcement was issued, the relevant departments had noticed the relevant videos of netizens, and set warning signs and warning signs in the avoidance gorge, clearly telling the donkey friends that this area is undeveloped and it is forbidden to enter the play. "We have jointly set up special classes in various departments, and set up duty points at some entrances to discourage tourists who want to enter the refuge gorge. For those who don’t listen to dissuasion, for the sake of safety, we also forcibly stopped them."
At the same time, the staff of the Hefeng County Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade said that the terrain of the refuge gorge is complex and there are many entrances. "Because of the limited personnel, the duty point we set to discourage tourists is generally at the main entrance, and there may be other entrances that we don’t know."
Text/reporter Dai Youqing Li Zhuoya