The rainstorm in Henan has broken the extreme value. What's the rainfall in one hour?

On July 20, Zhengzhou and other places in Henan Province were hit by heavy rain. According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, after repeated verification by colleagues, the hourly rainfall in Zhengzhou 16- 17 reached 20 1.9 mm, which broke the historical extreme. According to several videos uploaded by Henan netizens, some places were flooded and citizens climbed trees and roofs to wait for rescue. Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple, famous scenic spots in Henan, also closed immediately.

According to Xinhua News Agency, according to the relevant provisions of the Emergency Plan for Flood Control in Henan Province, after consultation and judgment and approval by the commander of the Henan Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the Henan Provincial Defense Index decided to raise the emergency response level of flood control from level II to level I at 3 am on July 2/KLOC-0.

But it is not just Zhengzhou! According to the news of China Weather Network, since July 17, there have been heavy rains, heavy rains and local heavy rains in Henan Province. From July 19 to July 20, heavy rainfall in Henan reached its recent peak, and the whole province suffered a wide range of extremely heavy rainfall; Among them, Songshan and Xinmi experienced the first rainstorm in the same period in history.

Emergency rescue work is in progress:

For this rainstorm, Henan responded very quickly, and immediately opened # Henan Rainstorm Mutual Assistance # in Weibo to help netizens trapped by floods. Folk self-help is also timely. Someone posted a message in a circle of friends saying, "Those who are trapped near Nongke Road, Zhengzhou Garden Road can rest at 27 12, Block A, Jianye Kaixuan Square, with electricity, water and food."

Relevant departments call on urban residents to stay at home or in a safe place as far as possible, pay attention to the surrounding environment and improve their ability to prevent disasters, avoid risks and save themselves. For non-urban residents, we should also pay attention to observing the surrounding environment, apply for rescue in time in case of danger, and take comprehensive measures to survive the flood safely and smoothly.

"The city is relatively safe. As long as you don't go out, your safety is at least guaranteed. The only problem is that the water and electricity have been cut off. If you don't call for one night, then my mobile phone will be dead and I will lose contact. " Wang Chenxi said.

It is understood that due to the impact of this precipitation, several communities in Zhengzhou issued notices of water stoppage and power outage. Heavy rain caused rainwater to flood into some residential power distribution rooms. In order to avoid electric shock casualties and longer power outage after equipment damage, Henan Electric Power has cut off some power supply equipment.

However, this did not stop people from going home. More people who come back from work "show their magical powers": grab the hotel, stay in the nearest hotel, go hand in hand to prevent falling, and many people wait for rescuers to lend a helping hand.

According to the forecast of Henan Meteorological Observatory, the precipitation process lasted for a long time. /kloc-since July 0/7, there has been a large-scale heavy precipitation in the western and central and western regions of Henan Province for four consecutive days, and the heavy precipitation will continue.

The rainstorm will last until 2 1 morning, and the heavy rainfall area in Henan will be highly coincident with the previous one. The risk of geological disasters of mountain torrents will be further aggravated, and the precipitation situation is not optimistic. This also reminds relevant departments and the public to pay special attention to the secondary disasters and urban waterlogging that may be caused by heavy rainfall.

As of 0: 00 on February1day, about 65,438+ten thousand people have been evacuated, and the flood has caused the death of two people in Zhengzhou1day.

For the above contents, please refer to China Times-Direct Storm in Henan: The flood has caused 0/2 deaths in Zhengzhou City, and the emergency response to flood control has been upgraded to Grade I..