12306: Passenger transport services suspended due to waterlogging, netizens say Guilin Railway Station "shut down"
Zonglan News released a message at 23:59 on the 19th, starting from 20:00 on June 12, Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi and other places in Guangxi were hit by heavy rain. According to CCTV News, according to hydrological and meteorological data, as of 17:00 on the 19th, the water level at Guilin Station rose to 148.55 meters, exceeding the 148.4 meters of the 1998 Lijiang River flood and 2.55 meters above the warning level, which is the largest flood in Guilin since 1998. The Guilin Maritime Safety Administration launched a first-level emergency response for flood control at 9:40 on the 19th, and was on high alert and made every effort to do a good job in flood control. On the 19th, many local residents told Zonglan News reporters that the main urban area of Guilin has been seriously flooded, many scenic spots have been forced to close, many bus routes have been suspended, and many schools have also issued notices of suspension of classes.
Guilin's "Six Horses" were flooded, and heavy rains caused scenic spots to be closed and schools to be suspended
There is a scenic spot under the Lijiang Bridge in downtown Guilin, which is called "Six Horses" by local residents. On June 18, a citizen took a photo of the "Six Horses" which was completely submerged and unrecognizable. As of 8:00 on the 19th, the river section of the Dayong River in the upper reaches of the Lijiang River in Rongjiang Town has reached the highest flood level since the establishment of the station. The water level of the Xihe River in Yongfu County, a tributary of the Luoqing River, has risen to 1 meter above the warning line and is still rising rapidly.
Mr. Wang, who lives in Guilin's Qixing District, said this year's floods may be worse than those in 1998. He lives next to Xiaodong River, a tributary of the Li River. According to his description, the first-floor shops on the street have been flooded and the surrounding areas have been without power.
Another person living in Guilin's Qixing District, Mr. Lin, told Zonglan News that this was the heaviest rainfall he had experienced since he came to Guilin in 2008. "The main urban area is flooded because of its low terrain. We can only move around in the periphery and cannot go to the city center. The deepest part of the water has reached the chest."
Mr. Lin also mentioned that there is a Seven Star Park where he lives, and the road at the side door has been flooded to half a person's height. Some primary and secondary schools also issued notices of suspension of classes on the morning of the 19th, and classes will be suspended from the afternoon.
The Li River Scenic Area in Yangshuo County, a famous scenic spot in Yangshuo, issued a notice on June 17 to suspend navigation and floating, saying that the water level of the Li River had risen due to heavy rainfall, posing a safety hazard, and that navigation and floating would be suspended for docks that exceeded the safe water level.
According to a report by Guilin traffic police on the 19th, waterlogging has affected traffic in many counties and districts of the city. In Quanzhou County, the road surface and subgrade of Provincial Highway 301 collapsed, the road was interrupted, and traffic control has been implemented. The highway department is urgently repairing it, and it is estimated that it will take 3 months to restore traffic.
Guilin Public Transport Group also issued a notice on the 19th that a total of 5 bus lines were suspended and 21 bus lines were diverted or reduced in line operation.
On the 19th, staff from the Guilin Emergency Management Bureau told Zonglan News that the city has launched a second-level flood prevention response, and all levels and departments will go all out to respond, including forecasting, warning, disaster prevention and mitigation, and disaster relief, in an effort to minimize the losses caused by floods and build a safety "dike" during the flood season.
Wei Guifeng, captain of the Guilin Blue Sky Rescue Team, told Zonglan News that they organized 15 team members to join the rescue operation early in the morning of the 19th. Due to the rapid rise in the water level of the Li River, many citizens were trapped in low-lying areas in the morning. The rescue team used two lifeboats to rescue and transfer the trapped people.
Guilin Railway Station temporarily "stopped" due to waterlogging
On the evening of June 19, a netizen with an IP address in Guangxi posted a video saying that a large area of water was accumulated in Guilin Station. At 21:00 on the 19th, the official Weibo account of Guilin Railway Station also released a message confirming the netizen's statement. The news said that at around 20:00 on June 19, due to the continuous heavy rainfall in Guilin, the square of Guilin Station was flooded, affecting the entry and exit of passengers at the station. The railway department has organized passengers boarding and alighting at Guilin Station to temporarily change to Guilin North Station for boarding and alighting.
A reporter from Zonglan News logged into the China Railway 12306 APP and saw that all trains with Guilin Station as the departure or arrival station on June 20 were sold out and no standby tickets were available. Tickets can still be purchased normally on the 21st and later. Afterwards, the reporter called the China Railway 12306 customer service hotline and was told that Guilin Station had suspended passenger services due to water accumulation in the station, and that if you need to take a train, you can go to Guilin North Station.
Can I take the train at Guilin Station on or after June 21? 12306 staff suggested calling China Railway Nanning Bureau for consultation. The reporter then called the customer service telephone numbers of China Railway Nanning Bureau and Guilin Railway Station, but was not connected.
The rainfall is still continuing. How big will the floods in Guangxi be in the future?
The rainfall in Guangxi is still continuing. What will happen in the future? According to the weather forecast released on the official Weibo of the Guangxi Meteorological Bureau at around 18:00 on June 19, the rain in Guangxi will weaken in the next few days, but there will still be rainy conditions in northern Guangxi. From tonight to tomorrow afternoon, Guilin, Liuzhou, Hechi, Hezhou, Fangchenggang and other cities will have moderate to heavy rain, with local torrential rain, and other areas will have showers or thunderstorms, with local heavy rain. From the evening of the 20th to the daytime of the 21st, there will be moderate rain in northern Guangxi, with local heavy rain to torrential rain, and it will be cloudy with showers or thunderstorms, with local heavy rain to torrential rain in southern Guangxi.
According to the news released by the official account "Guangxi Hydrology Media" of the Guangxi Hydrology Center at about 10:00 on June 19th, due to the influence of continuous heavy rainfall and incoming water from the upper reaches of the Gui River, the Dalong River in the upper reaches of the Gui River has been flooded by more than 3 meters, and the water level of the Guilin urban section of the Guilin River and the Xing'an County section of the Xiang River has risen again to above the warning water level. At 7: 00 on the 19th, there were still 39 rivers and 48 stations exceeding the alarm rate of 0.01 to 3.73 meters. It is expected that in the next 24 hours, the largest flood since the establishment of the station will occur at the Darong River Hydrological Station, and there will be a flood of 23.3 meters in the whole line of the Guijiang River, and the flood in the urban section of Guilin is equivalent to the flood in 1998. The flood of about 0.5 meters in the county section of the Xiangjiang River will occur in the county section of the Xiangjiang River, and a flood of about 0.5 meters in Babu District of Hejiang City will occur. A flood of about 0.8 meters above the fortified water level will occur in the urban section of Nanning of the Yujiang River, and a flood of about the warning water level will occur in the Guigang urban section of the Yujiang River. In the next 1 to 2 days, there will be a flood of 1 to 3 meters in excess of alarm from the section of Zhaoping County of Guijiang River to Jingnan Town of Cangwu County, and a flood of 4 meters to 5 meters from the urban section of Guiping City of Qianjiang River to Wuzhou City of Xijiang River.
