According to Xinhua News Agency, from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM on July 13, the average rainfall in Liaoning province (China) reached 33.1mm. In Shenyang city alone, the largest accumulated rainfall reached 207.2mm, while the highest hourly rainfall reached 66mm.
The local meteorological agency forecasts heavy rain will continue on July 14, and exceptionally heavy rain may appear in some places.
Five cities in the province have temporarily suspended working, studying and business activities. Schools, nurseries, and training institutions all let students take leave from school. Construction sites, tourist areas, and night markets are temporarily closed to ensure safety.
Heavy rain has caused water levels on many major rivers, including the Lieu River, Hon River, Thai Tu River and Pho River, to rise significantly. Local authorities have strengthened inspections of rivers and reservoirs, stockpiled rescue supplies, and promoted monitoring, forecasting and readiness to evacuate people when necessary.
Previously, on the morning of July 13, Shenyang city issued a red flood warning and raised the emergency response level to the highest level. Heavy rain also caused flooding on many inner-city roads, forcing some subway station entrances to temporarily close.
In the coastal area of Dalian city and north of the Yellow Sea, the storm-induced water level is forecast to be 40-80cm, waves up to 4m high. The city has raised the level of maritime emergency response to level II, banned fishing boats from going out to sea and requested offshore aquaculture workers to come ashore.
Heavy rain also caused many localities in Jilin province to let students take leave from school, temporarily suspend some transportation services and apply travel restriction measures.
The Chinese Ministry of Irrigation on July 13 raised the flood emergency response level to level III in Liaoning and Jilin provinces, and issued red and orange warnings about the risk of flash floods in many areas.
Meanwhile, Heilongjiang province issued warnings from orange to green levels about the risk of flash floods, inundation and natural disasters, with rainfall possibly reaching 100-130mm from July 13-15.
In Gansu province, heavy rain is forecast to continue until the end of July 14, increasing the risk of flash floods, landslides and urban flooding, forcing local authorities to issue green warnings about flood risks and yellow warnings about natural disasters and geological events.
China currently applies a four-level color-based weather warning system, including red, orange, yellow and blue, in which red warning is the most serious level.
Typhoon Ba Vi - storm number 9 this year - has made landfall in Zhejiang province twice before moving north, becoming the second storm to affect China this month after Typhoon Maysak.
