No burst water pipes despite plunge in mercury
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The lowest recorded temperature in Shanghai during the frigid weather yesterday was minus 4.1 degrees Celsius, which was measured by the city’s manned weather observing station on the island district of Chongming, local weather authorities said.
Meanwhile, the lowest temperature recorded at the downtown Xujiahui weather station was minus 1.9 degrees, according to the Shanghai weather bureau’s chief service staff, Kong Chunyan.
Despite the cold snap, however, no calls regarding burst water pipes or broken water meters were received by the local hotline service, compared with last year’s more than 60,000 burst water meters, Shanghai Chengtou Group said on Monday.
With improvement in the water supply service this year, the water supply group was fully prepared before the arrival of the cold front.
About 1,750 staff members were on 24-hour standby to deal with any emergency situation during the frigid period.
Also, the video diffused through media and social platforms reminded and taught local residents how to protect and wrap up their pipes and water meters in advance.
Some property management companies issued notices and tips for home owners to check their water pipes before the mercury plunged.
Housekeepers of the Dongtanjiayuan residential complex in Chongming helped owners who could not cover their water pipes.
“I let one of the complex housekeepers to help me wrap up the water meter and pipes,” a woman, surnamed Cai, told Shanghai Daily. “They also sent me a video when doing the job.”
Bracing for the latest cold snap, Shanghai officials have also intensified patrolling on city streets to help the homeless get through the winter cold.
Particular attention is being paid to seniors with dementia, the mentally ill, those with critical medical conditions and homeless youth, and areas such as railway stations, entrances and exits of Metro stations, green spaces and areas under bridges are particularly being targeted as a large number of homeless often gather in such areas, according to the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau.
For those who do not want to go to shelters, free hot water, instant noodles and quilts are being distributed with cards containing contact details of shelters attached.
Stepped-up patrolling
On Sunday night, the city’s police, as well as civil affairs and urban management officials, patrolled the streets in Changning and Jing’an districts.
“We have stepped up patrolling recently, and our night shifts last from 10pm to 1am daily,” said Ge Chenbing, deputy director of the Changning District Shelter Management Station.
A round-the-clock aid system has been established in the city, involving police and also civil affairs, urban management and health authorities.
Eighteen shelters in the city provide homeless people with free meals, showers, accommodation and medical treatment. The facilities operate 24 hours a day.
Measures against COVID-19 infection have been put in place to ensure safety at these shelters.
Residents, sanitation workers, bus and cab drivers, and nighttime security guards are encouraged to call 110 or 12345, a 24-hour government-run, public-service hotline, if they discover homeless people in need of assistance.
The cold wave, meanwhile, will begin to weaken from tomorrow, with highs returning to around 8 degrees and lows to around minus 1, weather officials predicted.
The weather during the upcoming three-day New Year holiday will be sunny and cloudy, with mercury ranging between 2 and 11 degrees.
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