Heavy rain hit Mianning, Sichuan at night and killed a family of five. 2020 is truly an extraordinary year!

On the evening of June 26, heavy rain and torrential rain suddenly hit Mianping County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The torrential rain has caused 14 deaths and 8 people missing. On the night of the incident, Asile's house was washed away and all five members of her family were killed. It is reported that the heavy rain caused the Caogu River to change its course and rush towards Asileguzi's home, which was not close to the Caogu River. The flood washed away half of the courtyard house, and a family of five had no time to escape and were swept away by the flood. Among Asilegu's three children, the oldest is 8 years old and the youngest is only 2 years old. According to people familiar with the matter, the five victims were washed away by the flood to a place as far as 1.5 kilometers away from their homes.

Ojuemuyi is 47 years old and has served as the Party branch secretary of Damawu Village for 13 years. He told The Paper that he had never seen such heavy rain since he could remember. Many villagers older than Ojuemuyi said the same thing.

How much rain did it rain that night? Information released by the Mianping authorities showed that in the seven hours from 9 p.m. on the 26th to 1 a.m. on the 27th, the rainfall in Lingshan Scenic Area of ​​Gaoyang Street was 211 mm, the rainfall in Damawu Village of Yihai Town was 107.5 mm, and the rainfall in Caogu Village of Yihai Town was 85.7 mm.

Disaster

The extremely heavy rain caused the Caogu River to change its course and rush towards Asileguzi's home, which was not close to the Caogu River.

Asile Guzi is 28 years old and lives in a courtyard with his wife and three children. In Damawu Village, Asileguzi is considered to be a family with better economic conditions. His family owns four or five acres of land, and also raises a few pigs and a dozen mules.

With these dozen mules, Asile Gu Zi can help construction sites carry supplies or materials into the mountains. In years with less work, Asile Guzi can earn tens of thousands of yuan. When there is more work, she can earn one or two hundred thousand yuan. If there is no work for it, this mule can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan.