China News Service, Zhengzhou, July 20th. Title: Rare heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou: The whole city is "soaked" in the water

  Author Li Guigang Han Zhangyun Liu Peng Kanli Wang Dengfeng Yang Dayong

On July 20, Henan experienced continuous heavy rainfall, with heavy rains and heavy rains in many places, and extremely heavy rains in some areas.

Zhengzhou City has upgraded its flood control emergency response to level I, and continuous heavy rainfall has caused serious water accumulation in some streets.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Kan Li

  Early warning of the Yellow River, emergency of reservoirs, flash floods... For the past few days, the Central Plains has been hit by continuous extreme heavy rainfall.

Among them, on the 20th, Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, suffered a rare extreme rainstorm for many years, and the whole city was "soaked" in the water.

  This round of heavy rainfall began on July 18 and continued until the 20th.

  On the 20th, the Zhengzhou Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued emergency notices one after another, and the flood control was upgraded from level II emergency response to level I.

The Zhengzhou Meteorological Observatory issued a red warning for heavy rain, with an hourly rainfall of 201.9 mm, breaking the historical extreme.

Songshan, Xinmi, Gongyi, Dengfeng and other stations broke the historical extreme value of accumulated precipitation in the three days since the station was established.

  Among them, Songshan reached 364.6 mm and suffered heavy rain.

On the morning of the 20th, the Shaolin Temple Scenic Area temporarily issued an emergency closure notice.

The river in front of the gate of Shaolin Temple was turbulent and soared to the gate. The monks in the temple stood outside the gate to "watch the sea".

  According to official sources, currently over 50 scenic spots in Henan have been suspended and closed.

  On the morning of the 20th, the reporter saw at the scene that large areas of water had appeared in many bridge holes and low-lying places in Zhengzhou city, and vehicles wading through the water slowly moved like snails.

  In the north section of Wenhua Road in Zhengzhou, the road surface was covered with water over the calf, and many vehicles were trapped in the water and could not move forward.

  Many vehicles were parked on both sides of the road near the Henan Provincial People's Hospital, most of them parked on the spot for fear of wading.

Unfortunately, a van parked on the side of the road was hit by a fallen tree by the side of the road. The driver hurriedly got out of the car and recorded the scene with his mobile phone, showing a helpless expression.

  At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the 20th, the continuous rainstorm gradually turned Zhengzhou into a "water city".

In the eastern district of Zhengzhou, a large amount of stagnant water flooded into the city’s inland rivers, flooded the viewing corridors and bridge piers. There were traffic police assisting vehicles on the “squatting nest” on nearby roads. It can also be seen that rescue vehicles were pulling wading vehicles through. Over.

  In the Guancheng District of Zhengzhou, due to the serious water supply on the road area, some shops facing the street were heavily flooded, and some were forced to close. Some shopkeepers were cleaning sewage outside the door and sorting out the flooded items.

  In a residential area in Zhongyuan District, the ground became a "great ocean", and a large amount of water poured over the sandbags into the underground garage.

Under the command and coordination of several enthusiastic owners, hundreds of private cars drove away to safety in an orderly manner.

  "I have lived in Zhengzhou for more than 20 years, and I haven't seen such a heavy rain," said the owner, Mr. Zhu.

  In a government agency compound on Wei'er Road, Zhengzhou, there are no car wheels in the deepest part of the stagnant water.

After receiving the notice, the public officials in the courtyard moved the vehicles in the deep water of the south side of the courtyard to a safe place in an orderly manner.

  In the evening, it's the peak time for get off work hours.

Affected by the continuous heavy rain, Zhengzhou Metro was closed from the beginning of some stations to the suspension of service at all stations on the network.

  At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at Guanhutun Station of Zhengzhou Metro, subway staff have been guiding the flow of people standing at the subway entrance into the station to avoid the rain. Although there are many people, everyone obeyed the instructions in an orderly manner.

  In the subway station, the reporter saw that some people who were injured in the water outside the subway station were properly treated.

Among them, a girl's foot was scratched, three subway staff brought a medicine box to help the girl bandage, and brought a chair to let the girl sit and rest; a man fell due to forcibly wading, ribs, calf contusions , Enthusiastic passengers help dressing up.

  At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, there was water in the tunnel from Haitansi Station to Shakou Road Station on Zhengzhou Metro Line 5. The train stopped, and many passengers got off the station on the sidewalk on the side of the tunnel, which was very thrilling.

  Fortunately, the subway operating branch quickly organized rescue forces to safely take the trapped passengers back to the beach temple station, and the passengers were evacuated safely.

  The reporter saw at the subway entrance that many people had been soaked in the rain. Some were standing barefoot with their hands and shoes, some were wearing rain-proof black garbage, and some were contacting their families to report safety.

  Although travel is affected, on the invisible roads, groups of people returning from get off work "show their magical powers like the eight immortals crossing the sea": some walked arm in arm to prevent falling; some walked to the high isolation zone in the middle of the road; Plan to stay in a nearby hotel, and some are trapped in the office to work overtime...

  On Huayuan Road in Zhengzhou, the torrent rushed pedestrians staggering, and pedestrians, whether they knew it or not, crossed the "river" arm in arm and holding hands.

  At night, with heavy rains, the whole city was "soaked" in the water. Traffic police, fire rescue personnel, and enthusiasts were still seen soaking in the water to help pedestrians returning home.

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