Although the earth is due to rejuvenate, the spring cold is severe, and the strong wind howling through the Daping Mine, mixed with the biting cold, makes the atmosphere at this time even more tense and urgent.
Liu Fugui has also gone down the mine. It's not that Yu Yan doesn't care about his safety. The environment below the mine is very complicated. There must be an experienced old miner to take the lead. Otherwise, if another accident occurs, it will be too late to make amends. Besides, Yu Yan
There is also his purpose. He cannot let Jiang Bao go so easily. It was his poor management that caused today's bitter consequences. He must be responsible for this!
Zhang Siwen, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, had been standing in the cold wind for several hours, staring at the entrance of the mine. Although he was thin, he could not hide his great ambition at this time.
At this time, several high-power water pumps were working desperately. As Liu Fugui said, when the channel was opened, it was discovered that water was leaking below. Only when the water level dropped to a safe position did the rescuers and Liu Fugui dare to go down the well.
Looking at the flowing water, Zhang Siwen frowned and felt even more nervous.
Around 11 o'clock, the rescue team members who went down to investigate the situation returned to the ground. They were all sweating profusely, their clothes were completely soaked, and their bodies were so black that the original color of their work clothes could not be clearly seen.
The team leader drank two bowls of tea in one breath before reporting the situation in a breathy voice, "The water in the well is already relatively deep. According to the scale, the water is tens of meters deep. The left and right passages are all submerged. The only hope now is
, that is, they were able to enter the return wind alley in time, and Master Liu and several miners were still searching and rescuing down there."
Zhang Siwen immediately asked: "Is there any way to immediately check the situation in Huifeng Lane?"
The rescue team leader shook his head and said: "There is no way. We must first drain away the accumulated water, and then immediately follow up to clean up the mud and debris in the tunnel. Only by descending to a depth similar to the return air tunnel can we open up the connection."
Zhang Siwen turned to look at the mayor, "Mayor, what's your opinion?"
The mayor said: "This is the only thing we can do now. Immediately organize a commando team to go down to the well to clean up the mud and debris. If the water level drops by one meter, we will clean up one meter. For the time being, we only need to clear one lane and leave other places alone. Let's seize the time.
Organize several commando teams and take turns to relay to ensure progress."
The dredging work is not that simple. Under the mine, there is a lack of oxygen and the tunnels are very narrow. There is no room for too many people to start working. The mud and debris can only be cleared bit by bit, and the progress is relatively slow. Moreover, the rescue commando team is in
The underground work was extremely physically demanding, and within three or four hours, a new team had to be replaced. At the same time, the rescue team also began to use instruments and conduct searches, hoping to get in touch with possible surviving miners as soon as possible.
Until very late, there was still no exciting news.
Soon good news came from the drilling team, "It's been opened, it's been opened!"
A dozen people on the other side of the drilling machine shouted loudly.
Zhang Siwen ran up to him and asked hurriedly: "Have you gotten through?"
"Yes, Secretary Zhang, the connection has been opened, and there is an echo from below." The person in charge of the geological survey team said with excitement on his face: "We heard a sound on the pipe wall just now!"
The man continued, "Secretary Zhang, I'm sure they are still alive! It's amazing, it's a miracle! A miracle! Saving people in this way is really a national precedent."
Zhang Siwen was also excited. Knowing that there were still people alive, he felt relieved. He nodded to Yu Yan and said softly, "Little slippery man, I'll give you a big credit!"
Yu Yan scratched his head in embarrassment. He just had an idea, but he didn't expect that he would help the secretary a lot today!
Yu Yan forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, "Is there any way you can send some food and water down?"
The man glanced at Yu Yan, not sure who he was, but still said: "It won't work if it's too big. If the diameter is less than ten centimeters, you can give it a try."
"Okay, secretary, I will prepare now to deliver canned food and water to them." After Yu Yan finished speaking, he nodded to the secretary and hurriedly went to the logistics to prepare things. At this time, it is both an opportunity and a challenge.
, for the sake of the miners' lives and to win the secretary's trust, he must take the initiative!
After a while, Yu Yan came over with several people, holding a lot of things in his hands. Yu Yan said to Zhang Siwen, "Secretary, I have prepared a few flashlights. I will stick the notes on them later and send them down."
,Ask them about their situation!”
Zhang Siwen patted Yu Yan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, you are responsible for this matter. You must do it well!" The more Zhang Siwen looked at Yu Yan, the more he liked him, as if he could always bring him good luck.
, now he is a little glad that he chose him to be his secretary before.
Not long after, under Yu Yan's arrangement, more than two hundred cans of canned food and water were successfully transported to the return air shaft through the borehole. Along with the food and water, there were also several flashlights and paper used for lighting.
Pen.
Immediately, the surface received a reply from the miners below.
The letter stated that there were currently ten miners in the Backwind Alley, and many were injured, one of whom was extremely seriously injured. There were also two miners whose whereabouts were unknown. They were eager to be rescued.
Seeing this reply, the earth once again let out earth-shattering cheers.
Many family members of the trapped miners who gathered near the mine could not help but kneel down in the muddy black water and burst into tears.
At least ten people are still alive!
This is extremely exciting news.
Zhang Siwen finally felt relieved, but his eyebrows were tightened again. One miner was seriously injured and two miners were missing. This made Zhang Siwen very worried. "Mayor, how long will it take to open up the return air?"
lane?"
Mayor Wu Qi has always been in control of the progress of the underground excavation. The two leaders of the rescue team took turns leading the commandos down the well, and reported the progress to him every time they came up.
"It may take another 2 hours. Secretary, we can't rush this. I think we'd better send some anti-inflammatory drugs. This is the only step we can take now." Wu Qi said to Zhang Siwen.
Zhang Siwen nodded silently. None of the workers underground was a doctor, and it was pitch dark. Only the faint light from the flashlight could not determine the true extent of the injuries of the two injured miners. Giving anti-inflammatory drugs was a dead horse.
It's a desperate measure by doctors.
Facing the "power" of nature, Zhang Siwen, who always kept his word, felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
But in any case, with this life channel, the ten miners trapped underground have a greatly increased hope of being rescued. This is great news.
Zhang Siwen said to Wu Qi, "Hurry up and dig in!" This is all we can do now.
Then he continued, "Have all the hospital directors from Zhenyin County come?"
A man in his fifties wearing glasses ran over and stood in front of Zhang Siwen, "Secretary, hello, I am the director of the county hospital, Li Nian."
Zhang Siwen said solemnly: "For the lives of more than a dozen class brothers, the hospital must do its best to rescue the patients. Even if there is still a breath left, it cannot give up. You will listen to my command when the time comes. If I ask you to rescue, you will immediately organize an ambulance to send them.
Go to the county."
Li Nian has worked in the county hospital all his life and has seen many large-scale mining disasters. He has participated in rescue operations with Jiang Bao more than once. When he heard Zhang Siwen's arrangements, he nodded understandingly and said immediately, "Secretary, don't worry, all actions will be under your command."
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Zhang Siwen nodded and continued to watch the development of the situation.
Yu Yan found a coat from somewhere and gently put it on the secretary, "We have done everything the secretary can do. Please take care of yourself."
Zhang Siwen looked at Yu Yan and said, "Xiao Yu, no matter where you are in the future, you must always have a heart that loves the people and be worthy of your love!"
Yu Yan nodded, "Secretary, I will always remember these words in my heart. If one day I violate my conscience, I will never have the face to see you again!"
Unknowingly, Zhang Siwen and Yu Yan gradually became close friends, both teachers and friends.
At one o'clock in the morning, the commando team finally opened the return alley and rescued all ten trapped miners. When the first rescued miner was lifted out of the wellhead, the entire mine was filled with cheers and applause.
For a long time, the camera's spotlight flashed endlessly.
Just as he was talking, there was another shout from the front of the mine, and two more people were carried out.
They closed their eyes tightly, and the blood on their heads wetted the soil on their chests. Yu Yan pushed everyone away and stretched out his hand to try the tip of the man's nose. His heart tightened. The man was no longer breathing. He immediately said:
"Dean Li, hurry up and organize doctors to rescue you."
Several doctors and nurses quickly came over with a stretcher, trotted all the way, and carried the injured person into the car.
Seeing a trace of doubt flashing in Zhang Siwen's eyes, Yu Yan quickly pulled him aside and whispered: "Secretary, send the person to the hospital for rescue first, then you can report it as an injury, not considered dead on the spot, and do your best to rescue him."
, is a manifestation of humanitarianism, and it is justified in every aspect.”
The disaster level is divided according to the number of deaths. Even if the injured are rescued in the hospital, after the rescue, there is a small but important difference in calculating the number of deaths.
Zhang Siwen immediately understood what he meant, and although he was unwilling to do so, he still acquiesced to Yu Yan's approach.
Yu Yan is right. When the upper management investigates, they will indeed judge the level of the mine disaster based on the number of deaths, and the responsibilities of the relevant leaders will be equally compared.
Zhang Siwen unconsciously took another look at Yu Yan. Although this Yu Yan was young, he was surprisingly mature. He could see the key to everything. He was a talent!
Zhang Siwen smiled when he thought that he was his secretary and with his help, he would be even more powerful.