Rainstorms in many places in Guangdong, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and other places spared no effort in flood fighting and rescue, and classes in Guangzhou were suspended and more than 26000 people were transferred in advance

13/05/2022
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Recently, heavy rains in many places in the South have attracted attention. Heavy flooding occurred in Guangdong on May, and many houses and vehicles were flooded. Large area flooding occurred on the city balcony in Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai; The area of some streets in the three townships of Zhongshan City is less than the calf, and some citizens row small boats to catch fish. Many places actively responded to flood control and flood fighting, and made every effort to fight flood and rescue.



The Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau announced on the 12th that it is expected that large-scale heavy precipitation in the province will continue on the 13th. Affected by the cold air, the temperature in the province will drop from the 13th to the 14th. At present, many places are making every effort to fight floods and rescue.



Someone went boating in the street to catch fish




There are also old people trapped and rescued




On May 11, the balcony in Xiangzhou District of Zhuhai City was flooded in a large area, and the ground was covered with water. Only open-air tables and chairs were exposed to the water, and sundries were floating on the water. At noon that day, Zhuhai water control group pipe network company responded that the ponding on the urban balcony had been drained and the staff were cleaning up the sediment on site.



At the same time, the ponding on some roads in the three townships of Zhongshan City was waist deep, and many cars on the roadside were soaked in the water. Sanxiang fire rescue workers told Jimu news that on the morning of the 11th, many people were trapped in buses or private cars in Wushi village and Baishi Village of Sanxiang. After receiving the alarm, rescue workers rushed to the scene to transfer the trapped citizens, and then use the remote water supply vehicle to pump water and clean up the water in the road area.



The ponding in Qiaotou village of Sanxiang Township also fell below the knee. Some villagers fished in the water with pots and nets. Villager Mr. Su (surnamed Hua) told the Jimu news reporter that he borrowed a small boat, took fishing nets with his friends, went to the streets of the village to catch fish, and could easily catch one. "Not only us, but also others took fishing nets to the streets to catch fish." Mr. Su said that there are many fish in the ponding, which may be the fish fleeing from the local fish pond. He and his friends fished more than a dozen in the morning.



Since the 10th, Qingyuan City has also been affected by continuous heavy rainfall. Waterlogging of varying degrees has occurred in many places, and roads, residential areas and low-lying areas have been flooded. The staff of Yingde fire rescue brigade in Qingyuan City told the Jimu news reporter that on the 11th, in qingshuijing village, Fogang County, Yingde City, an old man was trapped at home by the flood. After receiving the alarm, the Fogang County Fire Rescue Brigade quickly arrived at the scene. At that time, it was raining heavily and the water was fast flowing all the way. The firefighters trudged on the old man's back for about an hour.



Primary and secondary schools in Guangzhou will be closed for 2 days



Suspension of passenger station operation




In response to the rainstorm, Guangzhou has taken a number of preventive measures in advance: from 7 p.m. on May 10, all passenger lines of the city's passenger stations will be suspended; From May 11 to 24:00 on May 12, the kindergartens of primary and secondary schools in the city were closed; Advocate home office and do not travel unless necessary. The reporter observed in several subway stations in Guangzhou that sandbags, flood control baffles and other flood control materials have been placed at the subway entrance. Vending machines have also been set up in the station to sell one cent of convenient raincoats, which are purchased by citizens from time to time. As of 15:00 on the 11th, the city had transferred and resettled more than 26000 people in advance.



According to the forecast of the meteorological department of Guangdong Province, the "strongest rainfall process" will continue on the 13th. During the precipitation, some areas will be accompanied by about level 8 short-term gales and lightning. The precipitation in Guangzhou is unevenly distributed. The heavy precipitation centers are concentrated in the north of Conghua, Huadu and Zengcheng. There are high risks of medium and small river floods, mountain torrents, urban and rural waterlogging and geological disasters.



At present, the rainstorm prevention work in Guangzhou is in full swing. The city's water supply industry investigated 93 flood risk points, including water plants, pressurization stations, water intake pump stations and warehouses, with a total of 497 people on patrol; 333 water pumps, 121 generators, 19327 sandbags, 36 water delivery vehicles and 9 water rescue vehicles have been reserved. Safety protection measures such as flood control baffle have been implemented in key places such as water plant control room, machine room electric room and reagent warehouse.