Floods from waning Typhoon Haikui hit transport, force evacuations in China

According to media reports, there were submerged vehicles, abandoned stores and rooms, as well as floods and mud slides.

According to the national soothsayer, Fuzhou received up to 554mm of rain in total on Tuesday, breaking a nearly 150mm daily record.

According to state media, that was more than the amount brought by Typhoon Doksuri in soon July, which tore through Fujian and caused floods and loss of US$ 2 billion.

Schools in Fuzhou were closed for a second time, and metro lines and train services were suspended.

State-backed The Paper cited a statewide standard, Chen Yunong, as saying that the floods have affected numerous Chinese cities, exposing the fragility of industrial drain and other infrastructure.

According to Chen, waterlogging needs to be addressed in both new and existing metropolitan locations.

Six other Chinese locations, including Putian and Quanzhou, were listed as potentially vulnerable to flash floods and landslides. The municipal authorities instructed local government to get ready to evacuate residents from the most vulnerable areas.

In the province’s central and southern regions, where Typhoon Haikui hit area early on Tuesday before losing power and being downgraded to a tropical storm, the rains are anticipated to continue until Friday. & nbsp,