Massive flooding in Zhengzhou, Henan

[siegecrossbow]

Subway passengers trapped waist-high in floodwaters as Chinese river banks burst

Heavy rain pounded the central Chinese province of Henan on Tuesday, bursting the banks of major rivers, flooding the streets of a dozen cities and trapping subway passengers waist-high in floodwaters.

www.reuters.com

 

[beijingwalker]

The rainfall will hit record high this summer all over China, some parts in Beijing were also flooded, I never experienced any summers like this one, it literally rains every single day!!

 

[siegecrossbow]

Unfortunately some of the subway passengers have perished. RIP.

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Those who escaped made it by the skin of their teeth. Kudos to the rescuers.

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[Daniel808]

All the best for Chinese Rescue Team, Jiayou China

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417526391961276417

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417513567243411458

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417531408755658753

Latest update :
Local authorities said there was a risk of a dam-breach at a medium-sized reservoir in Zhengzhou, capital of the province, but emergency workers have brought it under control for now.

Lucky the worst situation for Zhengzhou City successfully avoided

 

[Daniel808]

The video from eyewitness on Zhengzhou Subway during unusual torrential rain in Zhengzhou City

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417513765822554113

What I found interesting, even in that emergency situation. They still wear the mask. What a self-discipline

Chinese people self-discipline always amaze me

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417513426494971906

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417486882108227585

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

 

[siegecrossbow]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1417506531386355718

Latest news is that there is additional rain coming tomorrow and the day after. This might negatively impact relief measures. I think the first step might be getting people to higher ground, which is easier in a large city. Power/water outage could complicate things.

 

[dbc]

Unfortunately some of the subway passengers have perished.

Apologies if its a stupid question but why are people riding the underground during torrential rains?

 

[siegecrossbow]

Apologies if its a stupid question but why are people riding the underground during torrential rains?

200 mm of water got dumped on the city within a span of an hour. People pretty much got caught with their pants down with this one. City in Northern China don't usually deal with rain/flooding of this magnitude, not since the 1980s anyway.

 

[dbc]

200 mm of water got dumped on the city within a span of an hour. People pretty much got caught with their pants down with this one. City in Northern China don't usually deal with rain/flooding of this magnitude, not since the 1980s anyway.

don‘t people in China monitor local weather like we do here in the US? The local met office should have weather radar and advance warning of torrential rainfall?

 

[siegecrossbow]

don‘t people in China monitor local weather like we do here in the US? The local met office should have weather radar and advance warning of torrential rainfall?

They did. They just went about not thinking that it was going to be serious. Local government are to blame for not shutting the metro down and clearing the streets in time. Earlier in the morning they actually had a emergency meeting planning for contingencies...

 

[dbc]

They did. They just went about not thinking that it was going to be serious. Local government are to blame for not shutting the metro down and clearing the streets in time. Earlier in the morning they actually had a emergency meeting planning for contingencies...

In the US and Europe I always check the weather before I leave home it often dictates my choice of clothing and transportation. In London, I’d stay home at the merest hint of snow while in Norway I’d ignore snow with the exception of blizzards. In Dubai, I’d never even look at local weather ditto in Cairo or KL. In these cities the emphasis on local weather isn’t as strong as it is in Europe or the US. I wondered if there is a strong local interest in the weather in Chinese cities or is the weather so stable that most don’t even bother checking?

 

[siegecrossbow]

In the US and Europe I always check the weather before I leave home it often dictates my choice of clothing and transportation. In London, I’d stay home at the merest hint of snow while in Norway I’d ignore snow with the exception of blizzards. In Dubai, I’d never even look at local weather ditto in Cairo or KL. In these cities the emphasis on local weather isn’t as strong as it is in Europe or the US. I wondered if there is a strong local interest in the weather in Chinese cities or is the weather so stable that most don’t even bother checking?

I think there is a combination of factors at work here. Around this time of the year cities in central/northern China usually have to worry about drought, not torrential rain. Locals also probably didn't have informal lessons/drills on what to do in a flooding situation. A close comparison would be how a week of blizzard caused major headaches in Texas this February -- we never expected this kind of weather condition and our infrastructure wasn't designed to handle it.

But I think that the authorities should've known better and shut down public transport/road systems. It is a better safe than sorry type of scenario.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I think there is a combination of factors at work here. Around this time of the year cities in central/northern China usually have to worry about drought, not torrential rain. Locals also probably didn't have informal lessons/drills on what to do in a flooding situation. A close comparison would be how a week of blizzard caused major headaches in Texas this February -- we never expected this kind of weather condition and our infrastructure wasn't designed to handle it.

But I think that the authorities should've known better and shut down public transport/road systems. It is a better safe than sorry type of scenario.

How about these things

 

[dbc]

How about these things

funny I got a similar flash COVID exposure warning while sun bathing on a beach in San Diego earlier this month.