China News Service, Shijiazhuang, August 22 (Reporter Li Xiaowei) "My home is about 15 kilometers from the company, and it usually takes about half an hour to go to work. Today, I walked for two hours." On the morning of the 22nd, Ms. Zhao, a citizen of Shijiazhuang who went to work by car Say.

　　In the early morning of the same day, heavy rainfall occurred in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province.

As of 7:40 on the 22nd, the maximum rainfall in the main urban area of ​​Shijiazhuang City reached 95.5 mm, the average rainfall in the urban area was 55 mm, and the maximum hourly rainfall in the urban area was 62.6 mm.

The heavy rainfall caused serious water in the urban area of ​​Shijiazhuang, and many sections of the main urban area were cut off, which seriously affected people's travel during the morning rush hour.

On August 22, Shijiazhuang citizens drove through the Jishui road.

Photo by Zhai Yujia

　　According to the Shijiazhuang city management department, at 7:00 on the 22nd, there were 22 tunnel bridges in the city.

Some bus lines in the city were suspended, and many expressway stations were closed.

Topics such as "heavy rain in Shijiazhuang" and "hebei heavy rain caused many cars to be floated" hit the Weibo hot search list for a while.

　　In response to this heavy rainfall, the Hebei Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has launched a flood control level IV emergency response in Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou, Tangshan and other places.

On the same day, the Shijiazhuang Municipal Government called on the public to commute to get off work at the wrong time, not to go out unless necessary, and if you really need to travel, pay attention to the water on the roads and travel safely.

　　A reporter from Chinanews.com saw that in response to the accumulation of water in tunnels and bridges in the urban area, the Shijiazhuang City Urban Management Bureau organized various flood control departments to fully drain and divert traffic, and released information through the news media to remind them to go to work at the wrong time.

As of about 9:50 on the 22nd, 93 bus lines resumed traffic.

As of 11:30, there were only 7 tunnel bridges left in the main urban area with stagnant water not passing through.

　　As of press time, Shijiazhuang urban traffic is gradually recovering.

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