What is the impact of the rainstorm in Guangdong?

The heavy rain in Guangdong caused the bus and subway to stop, triggered mudslides and closed schools.

First, the bus and subway stopped.

In terms of traffic, there are 47 flooded sections in Guangzhou, with 155 bus lines and 10 bus stops flooded. The subway 13 line was stopped due to the high water level outside the station. Guangzhou Metro Group has organized emergency rescue and started emergency bus connection.

Second, triggering mudslides.

A small shallow landslide and associated debris flow occurred in Quanming Mountain Villa, Huangpu District, causing four houses to collapse and nine people to be trapped. Seven of them were evacuated safely and two were killed. The vehicle was trapped in Kaiyuan Avenue Tunnel in Huangpu District, 4 people escaped and 2 people drowned.

Third, schools are closed.

The education departments of Huangpu and Zengcheng issued a notice of suspension of classes in primary and secondary schools on May 22.

Extended data

Emergency rescue and disaster reduction of rainstorm in Guangzhou;

Guangzhou Three Prevention Headquarters reported that from February/KLOC-0 to the morning of the 22nd, some areas in Guangzhou experienced torrential rain, setting a new record for rainfall in the same period in history. Guangzhou General Defense Department dispatched multiple rescue forces, including firefighting, to participate in the rescue. It also deployed 324 disaster-prone locations, dispatched professional rescue personnel 1692 people, 365 rescue vehicles and 532 rescue equipment.

According to the forecast of Guangzhou meteorological department, Guangzhou has entered the period of concentrated rainfall in dragon boat water, which is easy to cause extreme rainfall, and all relevant departments should do a good job in defense in advance.

Global Times-Heavy rain in Guangzhou has caused many deaths.