China News Service, Guangzhou, July 30 (Reporter Wang Jian and Wang Hua) The Shenzhou Road Station of Guangzhou Metro Line 21 was caused by heavy rain in Guangzhou on the 30th, which caused a lot of rain to enter the station hall.
Currently, the station has suspended services, all passengers in the station have been evacuated safely, and the water inlet has been blocked.
At the same time, Guangzhou Metro Line 21 canceled all express trains.
According to the Guangzhou Fire Rescue Detachment, at 16:00 that day, the water level in the Shenzhou Road subway station had dropped, and there was still a little water in the underground shopping mall connected to the subway station.
At the same time, firefighters were arranged to enter the subway station to clean up the remaining silt and a small amount of stagnant water.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Fire Rescue Detachment stated that there were no casualties at the scene, and the fire department is currently actively participating in drainage and follow-up restoration work with the subway station and other departments.
Guangzhou Metro Line 21 connects Tianhe District, Huangpu District and Zengcheng District of the city. There are 21 subway stations and the whole line is 61.6 kilometers long.
The Shenzhou Road Station, which was flooded that day, is located in Huangpu District, adjacent to Tianhe Smart City, surrounded by many technology companies.
The reporter learned from the Guangzhou Metro that the emergency plan has been activated at Shenzhou Road Station, and all passengers in the station have been evacuated safely; the staff are dealing with the flooding in the station hall and the water inlet has been blocked.
According to the relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Metro, at 13:00 that day, because the reserved entrance and exit ground water retaining wall of Metro Line 21 under construction at Shenzhou Road Station collapsed in a small area, ground water poured into the station through the channel.
The Guangzhou Metro has immediately launched an emergency plan and will strive to resume operations as soon as possible.
At present, the Huangcun-Suyuan section has suspended services, and bus connections have been activated. The small crossroads from Yuancun to Huangcun and Suyuan to Zengcheng Square are operating, and other lines of the network are operating normally.
According to statistics from the Guangzhou Meteorological Bureau, from 12:10 to 13:10 on the 30th, there were moderate to severe thunderstorms in many districts of the city. In just one hour, the city’s largest cumulative rainfall was recorded on Lianhe Street in Huangpu District of 74.4 mm, and Phoenix in Tianhe District A cumulative rainfall of 69.5 mm was recorded on the street.
According to analysis by the Guangzhou Meteorological Bureau, affected by the southwesterly airflow, the city is expected to have thunderstorms and local heavy rain from July 31st to August 1st. It will not be cloudy until August 2nd as the southwesterly airflow weakens Mainly, but from August 4, there will be a new round of thunderstorms.
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