Chaos in Kunming as drainage system fails
July 20, 2013, Saturday
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FLOODING is causing chaos in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, which since Thursday has been experiencing its biggest rainfall of the year so far.
Precipitation has reached up to 190 millimeters so far and rain-triggered floods have seriously disrupted road traffic, said Jiang Kaili, deputy director of Kunming's flood control office.
Vehicles and taxis have become submerged and more than 200 inundated buses have been rendered unusable, officials said.
The city's drainage system has failed, resulting in floods in many areas in the city. Water levels in the nearby Panlong River exceeded the height of the river bank near Shilichangjie Street yesterday, according to the city's drainage company. Other rivers that traverse the city, such as the Jinzhen and Daguan rivers, have also seen drastic increases in water levels.
The rain will continue to batter the city until Thursday, according to a provincial weather forecast.
The city government initiated its emergency flood response yesterday and more than 300 workers are engaged in relief efforts.
A spokesman for the Kunming railway bureau said trains leaving from Kunming were operating as usual as of noon yesterday, but there were delays in services arriving in the city from Shanghai, Xiamen, Nanjing, Guilin and Qujing.
Heavy rain has also hit Yunnan's Lijiang and Qujing cities, as well as Honghe Hani Autonomous Prefecture.
In Chongqing, also in southwest China, water levels on the Yangtze River are expected to reach 21.79 meters around 2pm today, according to the municipal marine bureau.
Such levels will be 10 meters higher than those seen on Thursday, threatening the safety of passing ships. Rescue ships and marine workers are on standby in the event of an emergency.
Heavy rain since Tuesday has also triggered floods in Hunchun in northeast China's Jilin Province.
Officials with the water resources department there said 150 people from 15 villages in Hadamen Township had been relocated.
Seven houses had collapsed while 300 others have been damaged in the floods.
Roads, a bridge and a river embankment were destroyed and 58 hectares of crops were damaged, officials said.
More rain is expected today.
In neighboring Liaoning Province, two rounds of torrential rain since Monday have flooded more than 50 reservoirs.
(Xinhua)
Precipitation has reached up to 190 millimeters so far and rain-triggered floods have seriously disrupted road traffic, said Jiang Kaili, deputy director of Kunming's flood control office.
Vehicles and taxis have become submerged and more than 200 inundated buses have been rendered unusable, officials said.
The city's drainage system has failed, resulting in floods in many areas in the city. Water levels in the nearby Panlong River exceeded the height of the river bank near Shilichangjie Street yesterday, according to the city's drainage company. Other rivers that traverse the city, such as the Jinzhen and Daguan rivers, have also seen drastic increases in water levels.
The rain will continue to batter the city until Thursday, according to a provincial weather forecast.
The city government initiated its emergency flood response yesterday and more than 300 workers are engaged in relief efforts.
A spokesman for the Kunming railway bureau said trains leaving from Kunming were operating as usual as of noon yesterday, but there were delays in services arriving in the city from Shanghai, Xiamen, Nanjing, Guilin and Qujing.
Heavy rain has also hit Yunnan's Lijiang and Qujing cities, as well as Honghe Hani Autonomous Prefecture.
In Chongqing, also in southwest China, water levels on the Yangtze River are expected to reach 21.79 meters around 2pm today, according to the municipal marine bureau.
Such levels will be 10 meters higher than those seen on Thursday, threatening the safety of passing ships. Rescue ships and marine workers are on standby in the event of an emergency.
Heavy rain since Tuesday has also triggered floods in Hunchun in northeast China's Jilin Province.
Officials with the water resources department there said 150 people from 15 villages in Hadamen Township had been relocated.
Seven houses had collapsed while 300 others have been damaged in the floods.
Roads, a bridge and a river embankment were destroyed and 58 hectares of crops were damaged, officials said.
More rain is expected today.
In neighboring Liaoning Province, two rounds of torrential rain since Monday have flooded more than 50 reservoirs.
(Xinhua)
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