Heavy rain in Wuhan caused more than half a meter of water accumulation Driving is like sailing (photo)

Heavy rain in Wuhan caused more than half a meter of water to accumulate. Driving is like sailing (photo) Xinhuanet, Wuhan, June 18 (Reporter Zhou Mengrong) The strong...

According to the Wuhan Public Security and Traffic Management Bureau, there are 17 road sections that are inaccessible to large vehicles, including the petrochemical section of Highway 21, the section from Wangjiadun to Yuejiazui on Xudong Street, in front of the Public Security Department on Xiongchu Avenue, and the Zhuyeshan culvert; the sections that are inaccessible to small vehicles include the Shaihu Culvert, Wudong There were 36 waterlogging areas including culverts, Jiuzhigou culverts, Bayi Road, the intersection of Tuanjie Avenue and Qinyuan Road, and Changqingli Interchange in the direction of Gutian 2nd Road. Another 29 waterlogging areas, including Jiefang Avenue in Xuzhou New Village and Development Avenue in the direction of South China Seafood and Hankou Railway Station, affected traffic.

The reporter saw in the section from Wangjiadun to Yuejiazui on Xudong Street that water was stagnant for more than half a meter in some places, reaching the waist and feet of passers-by. Some cars had stalled and were floating in the water, waiting for tow trucks.

In response to the impact of stagnant water on traffic, Wuhan City launched the "Emergency Work Plan under Severe Weather Conditions" and dispatched more than a thousand traffic police to the road to divert traffic.

On June 18, vehicles struggled to move forward in the stagnant water. Xinhua News Agency reporter Hao Tong’s photo.

On June 18, pedestrians walked in the stagnant water.