CCTV Beijing, July 21 (Voice of China reporter Han Xueying) According to the China Central Radio and Television Station's Voice of China's "News Vertical" report, a few days ago, most of the south of the Yellow River in Henan Province experienced heavy rain to heavy rain, and some areas had extremely heavy rains. The rain continued in Luohe City, and there was a lot of water on the roads, making it difficult for cars and pedestrians to pass. On July 16, a video in the rainstorm touched people's hearts - at the intersection of Taishan Road and Minzhu Road in Luohe City, a man wearing white short sleeves stood in knee-deep water, holding an umbrella in his left hand and waving his right hand to remind passing pedestrians and vehicles to pay attention to safety and avoid falling into the undercurrent whirlpool.
In the video comment area of "The manhole cover was washed away by the rain, and the citizens spontaneously made 'warning signs'", many netizens left messages to praise the man. This man's name is Liu Tao, a pipe network maintenance worker of Luohe Qingyuan Water Supply Co., Ltd., and one of the "Top Ten Citizens" of Luohe City in 2020. The reporter of the Voice of China of the main station talked to Liu Tao and listened to the story behind the "humanoid warning sign"——
Liu Tao recalled to the Voice of China reporter that on the morning of July 16, a colleague's private car was stranded near the intersection of Taishan Road and Minzhu Road due to heavy rain, he and several colleagues went to help push the cart, but the rain became heavier and heavier, and it was not pushed for a long time.
"Stepping on a sewer manhole cover, it has been washed over, stepping on the soles of my feet, I felt the danger in my heart at that time, thinking that this manhole cover turned over is not a trivial matter, assuming that people fall into the river and have a chance to fish up, the siphon force of the sewer is very large, and the consequences of really sucking it in are not daring to think. We all know that the power of water is very large, especially in sewers, and the probability of the manhole cover being opened during a rainstorm is also very large. Liu Tao told reporters.
The moment he stepped on the edge of the manhole cover, Liu Tao's brain quickly flashed a thought, judging from his professional reserves and experience, when there is too much water, the manhole cover can easily be opened, and then form a water vortex. He found the approximate location of the cellar well, picked up the broom used by the sanitation workers who had been washed up by the stagnant water, and quickly smashed it around, and found that the road surface under the stagnant water was somewhat empty. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Liu Tao was worried that the vehicles and pedestrians would have accidents because no one reminded them, so he decided to let his colleagues go first and stay by himself, so there was the scene in the video - he lifted the manhole cover and leaned on his lap, and kept waving and shouting, reminding vehicles and pedestrians not to rush over in danger.
Liu Tao used his legs to hold the manhole cover that was washed away by the rain, turning into a "humanoid warning sign"
After soaking in the torrential rain and stagnant water for more than an hour, Liu Tao gradually lost his strength, but Liu Tao was still worried about the safety of the follow-up vehicles and pedestrians. He moved the manhole cover to the side of the road, lifted a section of the road railing and placed it on his roughly estimated position of the well, and put a broom on it, so as to set up a temporary "warning sign". After that, he watched the roadside for a while, making sure the warning signs were working, and then left the temporary "post".
Liu Tao set up a temporary "warning sign" before leaving
Behind the disregard for safety, there is another touching story. On July 8, Liu Tao's lover drowned in an attempt to save a child who had fallen into the river. In addition to his kind instinct, the memory of his wife is the driving force for him to become a "humanoid warning sign" in the rainstorm.
Liu Tao said: "I felt very uncomfortable at that time, and I didn't want the same tragedy to happen to others, and the pain of losing a loved one can only be known by those who have really experienced it." I had just taken care of my lover's funeral, and after the first seven or eight days, I did this, and it was also the first day I had just returned to work. It was really all instinct, and when I thought of my lover again, I cried, and I said that I would always miss her, and I would continue to do more good deeds in the future. ”
Liu Tao's WeChat name is "the hermit of the city", just as he is enthusiastic about helping people in every corner of the city (photo provided by the interviewee)
Over the years, this kind couple has long regarded doing good deeds as a part of their lives. As one of the "Top Ten Citizens" in Luohe City in 2020, with the support and understanding of his lover, he always regards his neighbors as his family and becomes the warm-hearted "Master Liu" in everyone's mouth.
"What I do is the maintenance industry, directly facing the user, what image and quality you are, which means what image and quality the water company is. Generally like the elderly, when their water meters are broken or leaking, I go to help them fix them. Because I do this, a lot of people know me, and these days people call me and ask me if I need help, and I say I don't need anything, I don't lack anything. Liu Tao said.
In 2020, local media reported Liu Tao's "good people and good deeds"
The child whom the lover saved with his life is 9 years old this year, the same age as their youngest son, and it seems that he still does not fully understand the grand theme of "life and death". And their eldest daughter, who is already 20 years old, can better understand her parents' choice, she wrote a sentence in the circle of friends, "I think this love will be passed on by me, my brother and my father, and I hope you can be selfish in your next life."
Liu Tao's perspective on the eldest daughter's nostalgia for her mother's circle of friends (photo provided by the interviewee)
Liu Tao is not like his daughter, he hopes that his lover can always be by his family's side in this life. And whenever such a thought comes up, Liu Tao comes back to his senses and wants to resonate with his beloved once again with a good deed.
"Being a 'humanoid warning sign', that's not my job, it's an instinct, although I say don't do that, but when it really comes to myself, I will still stand up. I will definitely do good deeds in the future, this is in my bones, just like doing this thing. Liu Tao said.
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