Yangtze Delta Region Braces Heavy Rains
China Daily, June 26, 2013 Adjust font size:
On Monday, the Jiangsu Meteorological Bureau warned residents to expect continuous rainfall in the coming week.
The latest information on conditions throughout the province will be reported to related departments every three hours, with alerts for residents being sent via texts, online platforms and other methods.
More than 50 cities and regions in Anhui Province were also hit by heavy rainfall, with Taihu and Tongcheng issuing red alerts. Rainfall exceeded 50 millimeters in more than 200 villages.
Heavy rain and lightning were also reported in some areas of Shanghai.
"Heavy rainfall is expected to affect certain places in Shanghai in the evening," said Fu Yi, a chief service officer with Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, saw heavy rainfall on Sunday and is preparing for more this week.
In April, the city authorities approved a three-year plan to build drainage facilities in central Wuhan. The city will invest nearly 13 billion yuan (US$2.12 billion) on improving the drainage system by 2015.
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Downpours on Tuesday seriously disrupt traffic in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province. Heavy rain that has affected the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River since Monday is expected to last for about a week. [China Daily] |
