北京、河北全力以赴应对强降雨

People brave heavy rain in Beijing on July 12, 2021. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Beijing took multiple measures on Monday to cope with the heaviest rain to hit the capital this year.

北京于周一采取了多种措施，以应对首都今年最强降雨。

The downpours, along with strong winds, started on Sunday night and are forecast to last until Tuesday morning. From 6 pm on Sunday to 7 pm on Monday, an average of 100.4 millimeters of rain fell across the capital, according to the city's meteorological bureau.

暴雨和强风预计将从周日晚上开始持续到周二上午。据北京气象局的数据，从周日晚6点到周一晚7点，整个首都平均降雨量达100.4毫米。

However, by late Monday afternoon there was no deep surface water on major roads in urban areas, after city authorities activated pumping stations. Flood warnings were also issued for residents of high-risk areas.

周一下午，在城市当局启动雨水泵站后，市区主要道路上没有了明显积水情况。但气象局还是向高风险地区的居民发布了积水内涝风险预警。

Kindergartens and primary and secondary schools in the city suspended classes on Monday and company employees were encouraged to work from home or alter their travel times.

市内幼儿园和中小学周一停课，并建议公司员工居家办公或错峰上下班。

College field trips and other outdoor group activities were discouraged.

不建议高校组织户外调研及其他户外活动。

The Beijing Water Authority issued a level-III emergency flood response at 2 pm on Sunday, the first of its kind this year. Staff members were sent to monitor pumping stations while other employees were placed on standby. A total of 400,000 cubic meters of water storage was allocated to cope with the heavy downpours. By 5 am on Monday, 57 water pumping stations had drained 140,000 cubic meters of water.

北京市水务局于周日下午2点启动了今年首次的防洪III应急响应。工作人员前去监测雨水泵站，而其他员工则处于待命状态。共为管网腾容了40万立方米以应对降雨。截至周一早上5点，57个雨水泵站已经排出了14万立方米的水。

Zhang Ling, a white-collar worker in Beijing's Haidian district, said she had planned to take a business trip on Monday, but her flight was canceled due to the storms. "I thought about taking a train, but I heard rail services might also be affected, so I decided to reschedule," she said.

北京海淀区的一名白领张玲说，她原计划周一出差，但由于暴风雨，她的航班被取消了。她说：“我想过坐火车，但我听说铁路服务也可能受到影响，所以我决定改期再去。”

At 2:10 pm on Sunday, the China Railway Beijing Group announced on its Weibo account that about 30 trains on the Beijing to Guangzhou line were delayed because of strong winds, which had severely affected the trains' contact system, a key source of locomotive power.

周日下午2点10分，中国铁路北京局集团在其微博上宣布，由于强风，北京至广州线的约30列火车遭延误，因强风严重影响了火车的接触网，而它是向电力机车供电的一个关键来源。

According to Beijing Capital International Airport, 21 flights were canceled by 10 am on Monday.

Up to 49 bus lines in areas of Beijing at greater risk of flooding were canceled due to the heavy rainfall, the Beijing Public Transportation Group said. To cater to Beijing commuters' needs, especially during morning and evening rush hours, the group added 180 buses in urban areas on Monday.

据北京首都国际机场称，截至周一上午10点，21个航班被取消。北京公交集团称，由于强降雨，北京有较大积水内涝风险的地区有多达49条公交线路被取消。为满足北京通勤需求，市区于周一特别在早晚高峰期增加了180辆公交车。

Chen Lu, an engineer who usually drives to work, took a bus instead on Monday morning. "To avoid a traffic jam, which always happens on rainy days, I took a bus, which can use dedicated bus lanes during the rush hours," he said. "It was safe and fast."

通常开车上班的工程师陈璐在周一早上选择改乘公交车。他说：“为了避免在雨天常有的交通堵塞，我乘坐了公交车。高峰期公交车可以使用专用车道。这很安全，也很快捷。”

The storms also affected neighboring Hebei province, where roads in some cities quickly became waterlogged.

暴风雨也影响了邻近的河北省，一些城市的道路很快出现了内涝的情况。

In Xingtai's Ningjin county, where heavy rain started at about 8 pm on Sunday, cars had to navigate streets where water came halfway up their tires, a video on the Hebei Meteorological Bureau's Weibo account showed.

邢台宁晋县于周日晚上8点左右开始下大雨，河北省气象局微博上的一段视频显示，汽车不得不在被水淹到轮胎一半的街道上行驶。

Urban management workers drained the water in an hour.

城市管理工作人员已一小时内将积水成功排出。