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The state-run weather service measured 65.1 millimeters (2.5 inches) of rainfall in Changsha in a single hour – a new record for the city in June – shuttering tourist attractions and two local ...
On 22 May, the largest one hour rainfall in 2020 in China is Huangpu Bridge of Guangzhou, 168-millimetre (6.6 in). [67] Line 13 of Guangzhou Metro was shut down due to floodwater flowing into the subway tunnel. [68] At 11:00 a.m. on 8 June, roads and farmland in Lianxin Village of Linjiang Town in Heyuan were engulfed by floods. [69]
Property damage. Around 82 billion yuan ( US$ 12.7 billion) [5] China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
A red alert for heavy rainfall was issued on July 2, the same day that eight people died after a 15-meter (49 ft) section of a 2 m (6.6 ft) tall wall collapsed on top of them. [106] The city's subway system, the Wuhan Metro was partially submerged as was the main railway station. [107]
US$22 billion [1] In mid-June 2016, severe weather such as heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and hail [2] began across southern China, triggering deadly floods. Over the following month, additional rain events exacerbated flooding and affected more of the country. Areas along the Yangtze River and Huai River have been particularly hard-hit. [3]
Hubei. / 31.2°N 112.3°E / 31.2; 112.3. Hubei [a] is an inland province of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. [7] The provincial capital, Wuhan, serves as a major transportation hub and the political, cultural, and ...
Administrative divisionsof China. Province-level (1st) Sub-provincial level. Prefecture-level (2nd) Sub-prefectural-level. County level (3rd) Analogous county level units. Township level (4th) Analogous township level units.
Caidian, Wuhan. Caidian District ( simplified Chinese : 蔡甸 区; traditional Chinese : 蔡甸 區; pinyin : Càidiàn Qū) is one of 13 urban districts that constitute the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China, forming part of the city's southwestern suburbs and situated on the northwestern (left) bank of the ...