Zhengzhou: Changes brought about by a heavy rain

In the second battle, emergency response was initiated in time, the public transportation was shut down, the scenic area was closed, and the citizens had their “magical powers” ​​in flood prevention, and looked for high ground parking in advance

  After receiving the red rainstorm warning signal issued by the Zhengzhou Meteorological Observatory on August 22, Zhu Xin parked his car on the bridge near his home.

As early as August 18, when Zhengzhou issued a rainy weather warning, the bridge became a "war among soldiers" for parking. Not only the two sides of the bridge, but also the center of the bridge were full of cars.

  In the face of heavy rain, the traffic light has lost its deterrent effect, and everyone is tacitly searching for all the high places in the city: elevated roads, bridges, slopes... even on the roofs.

If you can't find a place to park, you just think of a way: put on a "raincoat" for your car, put a flood-proof sandbag next to the car, and even a video tutorial on "How to raise the car layer by layer" appeared on the Internet.

"My new car was soaked in the heavy rain on July 20," Zhu Xin said, "I was really scared when I heard that it was going to rain heavily."

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  Reporter Guo Chunyu

Park the car on the viaduct before the heavy rain

  After the "July 20" torrential rain, a reporter from Qilu Evening News and Qilu One Point once saw vehicles soaked in water in Zhengzhou.

  The rain was heavy and urgent. Many underground garages were too late to drive out. After the heavy rain poured into the underground garages, they floated like boats. Seven days after the heavy rain, there were still floating vehicles at the entrances of some underground garages.

  Zhu Xin's car was soaked in this heavy rain.

I just mentioned a new car less than a month old and parked it in the ground parking lot near my home.

After only half a day of rain, the hood was gone.

  Zhu Xin was not the only car owner who was damaged in this heavy rain.

The number of cars in Zhengzhou is about 4.9 million. According to statistics, the devastating flood in Zhengzhou on July 20 caused damage to about 400,000 vehicles in the city.

According to data released by the Henan Provincial Government Press Office, as of July 28, the Henan insurance industry had received a total of 226,400 auto insurance reports, with an estimated loss of 6.412 billion yuan.

In other words, 1 out of about 12 motor vehicles was damaged in the "7.20" heavy rain.

  After "suffering a loss," the weather forecast became a must-see column for Zhu Xin and his family every day.

As soon as a heavy rain warning was issued, Gaoqiao near his home became a temporary parking lot.

In particular, the red rainstorm warning signal issued by the Zhengzhou Meteorological Observatory was interpreted word by word: "It is expected that in the next 3 hours, the precipitation in Zhengzhou city, airport area, Xinzheng, and Xingyang will reach more than 100 mm, and It is accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and short-term gales. Please take precautions."

  Before the rain comes, no one knows what kind of rain it will be. The Henan Meteorological Bureau predicts that from the night of August 21st to the day of the 23rd, Henan Province will have a regional heavy rainfall from west to east. During the weather, the local accumulated precipitation is the highest or 400 mm.

  In order to "greet" this heavy rain, everyone stretched the string to the tightest: Henan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a flood control level II emergency response at 12 o'clock on August 21; Zhengzhou City Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a flood control level II emergency response Response.

In response to heavy rainfall, China Railway Zhengzhou Bureau and Henan Expressway Management Detachment have successively issued notices that some trains in the province will be temporarily suspended and some high-speed sections will be temporarily controlled.

  "Henan is the center of heavy rain during this raining process, but this raining process is mobile, and the accumulated rainfall will not be particularly extreme." After the release of the weather forecast, Zhang Tao, chief forecaster of the Central Meteorological Observatory, said in an interview that the impact of this heavy rain It has a wide range, strong local rainfall, and rapid system movement. Although the accumulated rainfall will not be particularly extreme, the short-term rainfall is relatively strong, which requires attention.

  The whole of Zhengzhou and the whole of Henan are waiting for the rain: According to statistics, in response to this rainfall, the Henan Meteorological Bureau issued a total of 474 warning messages of rainstorms, thunder and lightning, and gales through SMS, WeChat, Weibo, and websites. , Including 60 red warnings for heavy rain.

  Not only that, on August 21, the Henan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters dispatched flood control work steering groups to Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo and Jiyuan. The Emergency Department, the Provincial Department of Natural Resources, the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and other departments are composed of personnel.

Quiet sunday

  The 22nd of the rainstorm red warning was Sunday.

  The entire Zhengzhou has entered a "quiet" state: buses are suspended, construction sites are suspended for outdoor operations, all tourist attractions are temporarily closed, and stores along the street are closed until 8 am on the 24th.

At the same time, all types of schools (including kindergartens) and training institutions will stop all offline teaching, summer training and summer camps.

  "Although it was a weekend on the 22nd, there were basically no people on the street. Everyone hid at home in advance." Zhu Xin said, during the "July 20" heavy rain, various supermarkets and other supermarkets had panic buying, but this rainstorm warning , The shops and so on are fairly stable, "Our family went to the vegetable market in advance to buy enough food for a few days, but there was no panic buying last time."

  Stock up the house with food, drive the car on the elevated rack, and keep the whole family closed doors and windows not to go out—this is how Zhu Xin's family can fight the heavy rain.

Before the onset of heavy rain, the "property defense war" started, and parking became the most important issue for every car owner in Zhengzhou.

In Zhu Xin's circle of friends, various "great gods" showed their magical powers and parked their cars on high places that were completely unexpected before: in addition to self-made high platforms, shelves, and even roofs.

Zhu Xin sent some pictures and videos of parking to the reporter, and smiled and asked the reporter: "What did you think of them, how did they stop?"

  The Zhengzhou traffic police responded very warmly to citizens who parked over viaducts and expressways: no penalties and no postings during special periods.

According to the Zhengzhou traffic police, vehicles parked on viaducts and other places due to emergency flood control will not be punished for the time being, but parking on viaducts or main roads is not recommended to avoid affecting emergency vehicle traffic.

  The old man's reaction to heavy rain is more intense than that of the child.

Sun Wei (pseudonym)’s parents are in their 70s, and the old man said that he “has never seen such a heavy rain in his entire life”.

After receiving the rainstorm red warning, Sun Wei's father even planned to take shelter from the rain at relatives' homes on higher ground. During the "7.20" heavy rain, the basement of Sun Wei's house was flooded, and some years have been accumulated. The objects and drinks that I saved were all soaked, which greatly moved the old man.

In the family group, several elders continuously forwarded some "flood information" and "self-help knowledge", discussing how the family should avoid danger if the rainstorm comes again, and even discussed several avoidance plans: including how much food to store , Water, and where to go to avoid danger.

  The TV station is constantly broadcasting "Rainstorm Warning", and the host reminds the citizens of the precautions for flood prevention with a serious face; in the community and other groups, some titles with exclamation marks "self-help knowledge" frequently appear; the street office and the community have rushed to control some A single page of propaganda tips was posted on the bulletin board and at the gate of the community; some flood prevention and self-help chants in Henan dialect were also widely reposted.

  At the same time, a reminder was widely reposted: "I would rather prepare than use it, and be prepared for emergency."

A city, ready for battle

  How much change did a heavy rain make for a city?

  After a month of restoration and reconstruction, Zhengzhou City has gradually restored its former liveliness and prosperity.

However, in the details of citizens' lives, the changes brought about by the "July 20" heavy rain are hidden.

  If it weren't for the heavy rain, Zhang Ting (pseudonym) would most likely take a hot bath during the weekend.

But now, the bathtub at home has become a "preparation for water source": after receiving a red warning of heavy rain, parents filled all the water containers such as bathtubs, buckets, basins, etc., for fear of water and power outages Water; three or four power banks are fully charged; the refrigerator is filled with enough food for a week.

  Sandbags are also piled up at the gate of the community.

After experiencing heavy rain, "loading sandbags" has become a skill of Zhang Ting.

In order to cope with the heavy rain, each community has started a "hard core flood control" model, taking precautions and performing unique skills.

The property of Zhang Ting’s community organized volunteers to fill sandbags. The community, men, women, and children were dispatched together. All low-lying areas were filled with sandbags, and the sandbags at the entrance of the underground garage were even half a person high.

  At the Huazhong Cardiovascular Hospital in Fuwai, which was severely affected by the "7.20" torrential rain, a 24-hour investigation was carried out. 300 water pumps, 20 generators, 10,000 sandbags, and 4 assault boats were ready for flood control; Zheng Da The First Affiliated Hospital has also launched an emergency plan for flood prevention and prepared enough flood prevention materials. The sandbag flood prevention wall at the entrance of the underground garage has been built high. Sandbags have also been prepared at the entrance of the hospital and the lobby of the building to go all out to prevent the risk of heavy rainfall.

  The "July 20" heavy rain and the ensuing epidemic caused Zhengzhou, a thousand-year-old city to undergo multiple tests in just one month.

Under the parallel of "flood fighting" and "war epidemic", many new flood prevention signs have been added to urban roads, and the "July 20 standing water level" has been set up on some low-lying road sections; in order that the masses can quickly avoid danger; in front of some shops , You can even see this scene: the shopkeeper is standing at the door wearing a mask, asking customers what they want from a distance of more than one meter, and then handing over the goods to the customers.

"Fortunately, it was a waste of work"

  The rain finally came.

  According to the Henan Meteorological Observatory, from the night of August 21 to 22, heavy rains occurred between Huanghuai, Henan and Jiyuan, Jiaozuo, Xinxiang and other places, and heavy rains occurred in some counties and cities.

This rainfall process has the characteristics of large rainstorm range, strong local rainfall, and fast movement of the rainfall system.

Monitoring showed that from 20:23 on the 21st to 6: 00 on the 21st, heavy rains and heavy rains occurred in most of Henan Province.

The rainstorm areas are mainly located in Kaifeng, Pingdingshan, Sanmenxia, ​​Xuchang, Zhengzhou, Jiyuan, Luohe, Luoyang, Zhoukou, Nanyang, Zhumadian, Jiaozuo, Xinxiang, Shangqiu and other places.

  The average precipitation in Henan Province is 49.3 millimeters. There are 2767 stations (45%) with precipitation exceeding 50 millimeters and 597 stations with precipitation greater than 100 millimeters.

The maximum precipitation was 239 mm at Xiongbei Station in Lushan County, and the maximum hourly rainfall was 104.7 mm at Xinji Station in Tongbai County (from 18:00 to 19:00 on the 22nd).

  Regarding this torrential rain, the local media in Henan described it as "the torrential rain between Huanghuai and Huaihe River has become the past, and when the summer season is coming, the cool autumn is approaching the future. After this torrential rain, we will enter the summer solar term. , The heat is like a grasshopper after autumn, and I don’t have any energy to jump up and down."

  "It's quite big in the south of Zhengzhou. Our home is in the east, and the rainfall is not very heavy." Zhu Xin told reporters that the rainfall this time was "just past the ankle", which was much smaller than expected, and I felt relieved.

  "Fortunately, it was a waste of work." Sun Wei said, the family car drove on a layer of flood control sandbags, and now he hasn't driven the car down. "

  At 23:55 on August 22, Zhengzhou lifted the yellow warning for gale.

So far, Zhengzhou rainstorm warning, lightning warning, and gale warning have been lifted, and urban traffic has gradually resumed operation. Zhengzhou urban buses, taxis, and online car-hailing all resume operations on the 23rd.

  In the weather forecast, the new weather reminder has changed to "It starts to get cold at night, and the temperature difference between day and night widens. Please remember to take measures to prevent cold sooner or later."

  On Monday the 23rd, the weather was fine.

Zhu Xin has taken the bus to work normally.

The early autumn, which had just rained, was very cool, and it seemed to have returned to every peaceful and ordinary day before.

  "Such things like July 20 can't happen again. I feel that everyone is really nervous this time. Zhengzhou is really scared." Zhu Xin said, "July 20" heavy rain caused damage in Zhengzhou. It is still visible everywhere, and the entire city can no longer withstand such another injury.

"The insurance of my last car that was blistered has already been paid, and I want to wait for the autumn weather to get better before I buy a new car."