China News Service, Baoding, August 12 (Lu Zihao and Xu Qiaoming) On the 12th, heavy rainfall in Baoding City, Hebei Province continued. According to Baoding Drainage Corporation, as of 18:19 that day, the underground bridge of Lianchi South Street, the underground bridge of North Second Ring Road, the underground bridge of Fuxing Road, the underground bridge of Hanzhuang, the Shenxing underground bridge of West Second Ring, etc. The road section was cut off due to stagnant water.
According to the traffic police detachment of the Baoding Public Security Bureau, in order to ensure the safety, order and smooth flow of traffic in rainy days, the department has launched an emergency plan for severe weather, dispatched 532 police personnel to perform duties in the rain, especially for tunnels and bridges. The key road sections and key parts, etc., are clearly guarded by special personnel; the impact of the weather in the jurisdiction on the road traffic conditions can be grasped in real time through the high-definition video conference system, video monitoring system, WeChat group, etc., and the road conditions of the congested roads and accident-prone roads are notified in time to guide the people to travel.
The traffic police drained water on the road with serious water accumulation. Photo courtesy of Baoding Traffic Police Detachment
Baoding Meteorological Bureau announced that precipitation weather occurred in most areas of Baoding from 8 am on the 12th to 15:00 on the 12th. The average rainfall in the precipitation area was 22.2 mm, and the average rainfall in the main urban area was 31.8 mm. Heavy rains were mainly distributed in Fuping County, Yi County, Xushui District and the urban area. The maximum rainfall is 65 mm in Dongchengpu, Fuping County, and the maximum rainfall is 58.5 mm/hour in the urban botanical garden. It is expected that around the evening, there will be heavy rains (above 100 mm) in some parts of the city, and it will be cloudy and clear tomorrow.
Heavy rainfall has caused serious water accumulation on roads in the main urban area of Baoding. Quartz Masters
On the afternoon of the 12th, Baoding Water Resources Bureau and Baoding Meteorological Bureau jointly issued a flash flood meteorological disaster warning: It is estimated that mountain torrents may occur in the mountainous areas of the city from 16:00 on the 12th to 16:00 on the 13th (level IV warning). Mountain torrent disasters are more likely to occur in the west of Laishui and the northeast of Laiyuan (Class III warning).
As of press time, the rainfall in Baoding city is still ongoing. (Finish)