Real scene of the heavy rain in Shanghai on the same day (picture source: Xinhuanet)
The traffic police walked into the knee high water to dredge the traffic (picture source: Eastnet)
At about 6:00 a.m. on August 25, 2008, the rainstorm, accompanied by the rumbling thunder, raided the central urban area of Shanghai. The Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory issued the yellow warning signals of thunder and rainstorm at 5:54 and 6:25, and updated the yellow warning signal of rainstorm as the orange warning signal of rainstorm at 7:31. The Shanghai Flood Control Headquarters also issued the yellow warning signal for flood and typhoon prevention at 6:30, and initiated the Level III emergency response.
This rainfall became the largest rainstorm since the flood season in 2008, which caused more than 150 roads (sections) in the central city to accumulate water, more than 11000 households to enter the water, and Xujiahui and other places were once seriously congested. The Shanghai Flood Control Command Office said the intensity of the storm was once in a century.
High splashes of motorcycle driving in water (picture source: Eastnet)
The highest rainfall in more than 130 years
According to the Shanghai Meteorological Department, the city's highest hourly rainfall exceeded 117mm during the heavy rain on the morning of the 25th, the highest level recorded by the Xujiahui Meteorological Observatory in more than 130 years. According to the disaster statistics, due to the excessive concentration of rainfall, more than 150 roads (sections) in the city have accumulated 10 to 40 cm of water, and more than 11000 households have flooded 5 to 10 cm.
Extensive delay of long-distance buses
Due to the severe rain, the traffic in Shanghai was once greatly affected. Staff of Shanghai Metro Operation Company reported that on the morning of 25th, all subway lines in Shanghai were operating normally, but the entrance and exit of Caohejing Development Zone station of Metro Line 9 was temporarily closed due to serious water accumulation. At about 9:00 a.m., all subway stations started emergency plans.
Zhang Yongbin, the head of Shanghai Long distance Passenger Terminal, said that the long-distance bus flights to Shanghai on the same day were largely delayed, which led to the delay of more than 50 trains from Shanghai to Jiangsu. The flight with the longest delay did not arrive at the station for nearly two hours. Some overpasses in the city were temporarily closed due to serious water accumulation, and many "broken down" cars have not been properly disposed of more than 3 hours later.
More than 30 delays in outbound flights
The reporter learned from China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines that more than 30 inbound and outbound flights in Shanghai Airport were delayed or postponed due to the rainstorm. As some passengers are jammed on the way to the airport, the airport has not seen a large number of passengers stranded. The inbound and outbound flights of Shanghai Hongqiao Airport are delayed to varying degrees. Although Shanghai Pudong Airport is less affected by the rainstorm, some flights of Shanghai Pudong Airport are also delayed because the delayed flights need to be channeled by the two airports.
