Rainstorm caused "animal escape" in Foshan Zoo? Garden response
Affected by the residual circulation of typhoon "Haikui" and the monsoon, cities in the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong have suffered sudden heavy rainstorm since September 7, including Foshan, which has suffered the strongest rainstorm since this year.
On the morning of the 8th, multiple images circulating on the internet showed that Foshan Zoo was submerged in water, affecting various animals including tigers and black swans, and some netizens added pictures claiming that the animals had fled.
On the afternoon of the 8th, Mr. Wang, the person in charge of Zhongshan Park, where Foshan Zoo is located, told Upstream News reporters that no animals have escaped by taking advantage of water, and the park is currently undergoing drainage.
Firefighters in the park are intensifying drainage efforts. Image source/provided by respondents
Mr. Wang sent the reporter a scene of firefighters using water pumps to pump water for drainage. He introduced that the area where the tigers in the zoo are located has the deepest water accumulation of about 40 centimeters, but the flooding did not affect the safety of the animals in the park. The zoo has safely transferred tigers and other animals and monitored their safety in real-time. At present, the drainage work of the zoo is still ongoing, and both the zoo and Zhongshan Park are currently closed.
Some people call it "animal escape". Image source/network
According to the statistics of Foshan Meteorological Observatory, from 8:00 on September 7 to 8:00 on September 8, heavy rainstorm and local extremely heavy rainstorm occurred in Foshan. The average area rainfall of the city was 156.6mm, and the maximum 24-hour rainfall was 410.7mm, which appeared in the streets of Shiwan Town, Chancheng District, breaking the historical record of maximum 24-hour rainfall; The maximum 12 hour rainfall is 317.6 millimeters, ranking second in history. 27 automatic stations recorded rainfall of over 250 millimeters, and 286 stations recorded rainfall of over 100 millimeters.
During the day of August 8, the heavy rain continued in Foshan, with rainstorm and local heavy rainstorm. In order to timely respond to heavy rainfall and the impact of disasters caused by it, according to the "Foshan City Natural Disaster Rescue Emergency Plan", the Foshan City Disaster Reduction Committee Office will launch a city level natural disaster rescue early warning response at 8:00 am on the 8th.
