Emergency flood discharge at dawn! Extremely heavy rainstorm hits Shenzhen, please take precautions!

Typhoon Haikui landed in Taiwan, Fujian and Guangdong successively

Weakened to a tropical depression

Although the intensity is slowly decreasing

But the rainfall brought by "Anemone" cannot be ignored

As the residual circulation moves westward

Heavy rainfall in Fujian gradually shifts to central and eastern Guangdong

Early morning of the 8th

Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Guangzhou, etc.

The "train effect"

Rain belts continue to come ashore

Strong thunderstorm echoes continuously affect the same place

As of 7:13 am on September 8

The number of red alerts for heavy rain in Guangdong has increased to 60

Image source: Guangdong Weather

Extremely heavy rain hits Shenzhen

Four records broke the highest level since 1952

According to the Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau, Shenzhen experienced extremely heavy rainstorms from the evening of September 7 to the morning of September 8. From 17:00 on the 7th to 06:00 on the 8th, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum accumulated rainfall was 469.0 mm (Donghu Street, Luohu District).

It is understood that this rainfall has the characteristics of "super-strong intensity, super-long duration, and super-wide range of heavy rainfall". As of 9:45 on the 8th, the rainfall in Shenzhen broke six historical extreme values ​​since Shenzhen began to keep meteorological records in 1952! !

Image source: Shenzhen Weather

On September 8, the Shenzhen Flood, Drought and Wind Prevention Command Office issued an announcement on preventing heavy rainfall, saying that heavy rainfall will continue and the red warning signal for heavy rain is still in effect.

The Shenzhen Municipal Defense Office recommends that citizens reduce unnecessary outings, stay in safe areas, stay away from dangerous areas such as mountains, water, rivers, slopes, retaining walls, etc., to ensure their own safety.

How should we deal with heavy rain?

What should you do if you encounter an emergency while indoors, walking, or driving?

Check out this disaster prevention and avoidance guide!

Comprehensive sources: Xinhua News Agency, Central Meteorological Observatory, Ministry of Emergency Management, Guangdong Weather, etc.