The reporter learned from the Guoluo Prefecture Meteorological Observatory of Qinghai Province on the evening of the 18th that urban waterlogging occurred in Zhimaqin County of the prefecture due to short-term heavy rainfall.
According to Zhang Baoyuan, deputy director of the Guoluo Meteorological Observatory, affected by strong convective weather, short-term heavy precipitation weather occurred in Maqin County, which caused urban waterlogging.
Statistics show that from 19:35 to 21:45 on the 18th, the cumulative precipitation in Maqin County reached 24.4 mm.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Guoluo Prefecture Meteorological Observatory and Maqin County Meteorological Observatory issued yellow thunder and lightning warning signals and heavy rain yellow warning signals successively.
Another reporter learned from the traffic police department of Guoluo that at present, the traffic police department of Maqin County has controlled some roads in its jurisdiction in order to prevent traffic accidents.
Local emergency management and other departments have also begun to investigate hidden dangers.
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Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]