Beijing rains trigger alert
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The Beijing Meteorological Observatory yesterday issued an orange warning for rainstorms after the accumulated rainfall in some areas of the capital exceeded 150 millimeters.
Mountainous areas are at risk of secondary disasters such as floods and mountain torrents, while water-logging is expected in low-lying urban areas, said the observatory.
China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
Some scenic spots in Beijing, including Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing Botanical Garden and the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, were temporarily closed yesterday.
The Jin鈥檃nqiao subway station was also closed due to water-logging outside the station.
Several road sections in Fangshan District were disrupted due to rain-triggered landslides, while six railway bridges in the districts of Shijingshan, Changping, Fengtai and Mentougou have been closed due to ponding. Authorities are carrying out emergency work.
The city water affairs bureau activated a level IV emergency response for floods yesterday morning, the lowest of the four-tier emergency response system. It has mobilized 8,000 people and three emergency monitoring and reporting teams to make preparations for flood control.
The Beijing Drainage Group Co Ltd, the city鈥檚 drainage system operator, also strengthened its emergency rescue capacity, with 2,907 flood control staff on stand-by.
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