Guangzhou city, many streets were flooded by torrential rains into a "flood plain" (Photos)
Guangzhou city, many streets were flooded by torrential rains into a "flood plain" (Photos)
Bus car are waterlogged. Photo's Caojing Rong
Even the garbage truck overturned into a bridge, the public is better than "The River." Photo journalist Huang Chengfeng
Metro staff in the station I piled sandbags to prevent water influx station. Reporter Cao Jingrong
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Zhongshan road into a river. Ball State photo intern Hu
Guangzhou yesterday issued the first storm this year, orange and blue thunderstorm wind warning
9:00: Start "Water Man" Zhongshan Road,
10: sanitation workers, emergency translation manhole covers
11:00: Bus passengers were rescued by firemen
12:00: still big traffic jam around
Edition text / reporter Yang Jin, Zeng Wei Hong, full Jie, NI Ming, Zheng Weiting
Wang Hao Liu Gaoyang correspondent interns, Zhou Xiaoli, Lu Shaokun, Zhu Nanjie
Yesterday morning, the biggest storm this year, a surprise attack Guangzhou. Guangzhou yesterday issued the first storm this year, orange and blue thunderstorms and strong wind warning. As of 11 am, City, three air defense office had received 12 "Shuijin Jie" report. Although Gangding withstood the storm, "baptism", no flooding, but the Zhongshan Road, Section Yang Kei has become the flooding, causing large traffic jams for hours. 3 pm, after authorities rush row, to ease the flooding situation. Nearby residents, said 20 years had never seen such a serious way, Zhongshan flooding. It is reported that the main cause of the flooding water from the nearby Sha Chung induced inflation, caused by rain water intrusion.
1 meter deep water washed green belt
Middle of the road green with shrubs and newly planted grass, and were washed middle of the road block.
Reporters rushed to the scene yesterday to see Mei East Road, Zhongshan Road, has closed up, the police maintain order in the intersection, vehicles pass Mei Road, the reporter saw, from the junction to the days of building about 300 meters Kam Zhongshan Along the way, full of muddy water, most have 1 meter deep, deep, and many buses broke down in the water, some people have to roll up the trousers to thigh deep in water from Sarkozy trips in the past.
Reporter looked green in the middle of the road with just planted near shrubs and grass, and block the entire root of the middle of the road being washed, leaving only patches of mud, like a "shaved their heads."
The reporters also saw all kinds of trash floating in water, washed out the black mud covered on both sides of Zhongshan road, street units and shops inside the water pipe for flushing people pulled out spontaneously, but the sidewalk north of Zhongshan Road, you can access the South side is still flooding.
Glorious City Garden next to the bus terminal is also water bring disaster, B15 and the 106 bus will be located in the channel about 30 cm deep flood water, in addition to the direction of Dongfeng East Road, open to the trips, other trips are unable to run normally.
Flooding in a place where local residents out of a heap with dump trucks, "one line of two-lane." It was also drawing passers-by with a tricycle through the "river", 5 yuan each.
Yang Ki entrances off the 4 5
Subway workers piled sandbags at the Station, to prevent the influx of rain water stations, also free of charge for passengers to prepare raincoat.
Here is the subway and the Metro Line, Yang Kei transfer station location, the reporter saw the scene, Yang Kei Station is located at Zhongshan Road, the above A, B, C, D are four entrances, closed, and only in the terrain high E is still in use import and export. Multiple entrances and exits were closed, the subway workers are piling sandbags on the water to contain a large number of rain and no influx of subway stations, entrances and exits have the staff to explain to passengers holding a speaker, movement of passengers entering and leaving from the port E station. The Corporation has also prepared a raincoat for the passenger free of charge.
Subway station, Metro TV is rolling playing surface flooding notices, where there is water marks, special non-slip carpet laid.
Responsible official of the Corporation, from 10 am start, Zhongshan Road, a very serious flooding, the maximum water level at one time more than 1.5 meters. In order to prevent water intrusion into the subway station, the Corporation quickly activate contingency plans. As a result of prompt and effective measures, the flooding did not impact on the traveling train, passengers under the guidance of the staff ordered out of the station.
At about 11, where the congestion of vehicles could not move the situation has reached the point where all vehicles are parked in the middle of the road, causing several road junctions near the passage can not be normal. Some bus drivers simply putting a car thrown in the center, walk away, like after the pedestrians have to take a detour here.
Passengers trapped as the water ladder bridge
Elderly people on board, I do not know how deep of water, more anxious, and finally transfer all the passengers on board.
"Zhongshan Road, there are people trapped in the water!" Yesterday morning, the water there are three central bus stalled. The passengers were trapped. Firemen rushed to the scene after receiving the notice. Firefighters see a bus from the embankment is relatively close, so out the fire ladder, a frame in the subgrade, a ride in the bus door. 4 firefighters stood on the ladder on both sides (water). The other two firefighters near the street, on buses firefighters escorted passengers onto the ladder, firefighters stood in the water guarding the passengers, to prevent them from falling into the water. Finally, the safety board's 20 passengers transferred to the road. Firefighters said the elderly passengers were also the beginning do not know how deep of water, more worried. Another two buses from distant embankment, fire ladder out of reach. Firefighters rescue department must notify the traffic, followed by two buses were off the scene.
Departments saying: Rivers intrusion caused by flooding
Zhongshan road for the rare flooding yesterday, Yuexiu District building department, said yesterday along the drainage facilities on an inspection found no damage or blockage, the initial judge of the major causes of flooding are: 1. Short-term rainfall concentrated upstream the amount of traffic; 2. This section of low-lying; 3. Shahe Backwater Interception trunk, resulting in drainage flow backward. The next step will be invited to design units and experts related to this section of the drainage network assessment, design and evaluation, after the reconstruction project.