All water gates in the entire region are increasing their discharge capacity, and the water level of the Fengxian Inner River has reached its highest level this year at Zhelinhu Bridge
Affected by the northward uplift of the Meiyu belt, the accumulated precipitation in Fengxian District generally reached heavy rainstorm from 20:00 on June 23 to 08:00 on June 24, and in some areas reached extremely heavy rainstorm, of which the maximum rainfall was 201.3 mm in Zhelin Hu Bridge, and the maximum hourly rainfall intensity was 68.5 mm in Zhelin Hu Bridge.
At 04:50 today, Fengxian District Meteorological Station updated rainstorm yellow warning signal to rainstorm orange warning signal. At 7:15, the Fengxian District Flood Control Command launched a Level 2 emergency response action for flood and typhoon prevention. All levels of flood control departments in the district have been on duty according to the plan and strengthened their emergency duty for flood prevention.
According to Fengxian District, due to the large amount and intensity of rainfall this time, the water level at Fengxian South Bridge has reached 3.55 meters, exceeding the warning line by 0.25 meters. Starting from 6 o'clock today, five coastal water gates in Fengxian district have started to fully discharge water, lowering the water level of the inland river and ensuring the drainage power of the rainwater pipeline network. As the largest drainage gate in the area, the South Gate of Jinhui Port has been continuously draining since this morning. "The rainfall is quite heavy today, and the water level in the inland river should have reached the highest level so far this year." Lu Jianping, the on-site person in charge of the South Gate of Jinhui Port, said that the first batch of drainage at the gate will start at 6am and will last for 6 hours. Drainage will continue around 6pm until midnight. "It is expected that after the two tides are discharged today, the water level of the inland river may ease to some extent."
Hu Ting, Deputy Director of the Flood Control Office and Deputy Director of the Water Bureau in Fengxian District, introduced that due to the relatively high overall water level of the river, the water department has fully mobilized the linkage of river gates, and all water gates in the district are increasing their capacity for discharge.
It is the peak time for the return trip during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and Fengxian Bus Company has made corresponding plans in advance. "Especially for some routes that are prone to encountering waterlogging points, we have promptly initiated contingency plans and avoided these waterlogging points through some detours to ensure the normal and safe operation of the routes," said Zhu Jilong, Deputy General Manager of Fengxian Public Transport.