Beijing: Heavy rain has lashed more than 10 cities in China’s province shandong Since the weekend, roads were flooded, traffic was disrupted and calls were renewed for better drainage in built-up areas where concrete and asphalt trap water.
A video posted on the Weibo social media site showed the weather bureau issued a thunderstorm warning on Monday as vehicles were stuck in waist-deep water in the northeastern province.
China’s second most populous province with more than 100 million people, Shandong, has reported disruptions to train services since Sunday after being hit by the first heavy rain of the rainy season, which began weeks ago in southern China Was.
Scientists say that every summer, China is prone to flooding that triggers landslides and marshy farms and cities, where rapid development and urbanization often block natural drainage systems.
Climate change is amplifying the impact.
meteorologist zhang jianyun told a Climate Change and Extreme Weather Forum on Sunday that planning and intensive use of underground spaces for drainage, storage and water-treatment was essential, especially in large cities.
“Give Way to the Flood” zhang Told.
Zhang said low-impact development and building “sponge cities” would also help reduce the risk of flooding.
China launched a program in 2015 to build “sponge cities” that could safely retain and remove more rainwater with permeable asphalt and pavement, among potential technological solutions.
Official figures show that 98% of China’s 654 major cities are vulnerable to flooding and water-logging, with rapid development in recent decades creating urban sprawl that replaces floodplains with impermeable concrete. does cover.
Last summer, Henan’s provincial capital, Zhengzhou, received record rains that crippled the city with floods that killed more than 300 people.
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