The uses of excavators in flood relief operation

In summer, heavy rains and storms usually cause significant water level rising. Excavators can play a big role in the emergency relief and rescue. This year, the flood in China has affected more than 1000 counties and causes serious damage to local farmlands, roads, houses, dykes and dams across southern China. The emergency rescue teams used large excavators to clear the blocked roads triggered by landslides in Hunan province. Most of the large excavators are equipped with multi-use working devices besides standard bucket, such as a breaking hammer, a ripper and a log gripper. If the river banks or dams are broken because of the tornado, barrier lakes are easily to put people’s life at risk, in this condition, large excavators are used to repair the river banks, dredge the sluggish river and clean the floaters in rivers, lakes.

In particular, the high-reach excavators displayed great performance and became to be the main force in the flood relief. The high reach excavators are built with optional longer boom and arm besides standard working mechanism. They are widely used for yards, subway, canals, and housing demolition. During the flood relief, high reach large excavators played a key role in cleaning the sluggish rivers and consolidating river banks with its advantage of longer boom and arm. The excavators used in Anhui province undertaking the task of building a new temporary embankment under a bridge are from Sany Heavy Industry. Its key structural components are made of reinforced steel, highly wear-resistant. The advanced hydraulic system and undercarriage of excavators ensured a safe and stable operation even while traveling in the water.