Shenyang, the capital of China's Liaoning Province, was inundated by heavy rain on 13 July as the outer circulation of Tropical Storm Bavi continued to bring intense downpours to parts of northeast China, flooding streets and prompting the city to suspend work and classes.
China's National Meteorological Center issued multiple alerts at 6 a.m. on 13 July, including an orange rainstorm warning, a blue typhoon warning, and a blue severe convective weather warning. Although Bavi had weakened to a tropical storm, forecasts said it would move northeast and was expected to enter the Yellow Sea after passing through Shandong on 14 July, while its outer rainbands continued to affect Jilin and Liaoning.
Shenyang's flood control and drought relief headquarters launched a Level II flood-control emergency response on 13 July. Except for units needed to maintain essential city operations, government offices and enterprises were asked to work from home in principle, while primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and off-campus tutoring institutions suspended classes. The city also temporarily closed 94 tourist attractions.
Later that morning, Shenyang's meteorological authorities issued a red rainstorm alert. At 9:10 a.m., the city's flood-control command upgraded to a red flood-control warning and raised its emergency response to Level I, the report said.
Liaoning's provincial meteorological service reported that from 8 p.m. on 12 July to 9 a.m. on 13 July, central Liaoning saw rain ranging from heavy to extremely heavy, with 13 weather stations in Shenyang recording extraordinary torrential rain.
Provincial flood-control officials said rising water levels were observed on several rivers, including the Liao, Hun, Taizi, and Pu rivers. By 6 a.m. on 13 July, Liaoning had relocated 171,412 people, including 2,587 in Shenyang and 156,933 in Fushun, to cope with the rainfall impact.
Residents were wading through waterlogged roads, with some people seen paddling small boats and even swimming in flooded streets. Media reports from Jimu News said parts of Xihe South Road in Shenyang's Yuhong District were covered in muddy floodwater, with some vehicles submerged up to the roofline. A local shop owner said the rain intensified again around 2 a.m. and continued for more than eight hours.
As of around 8 a.m. on 13 July, the city had closed off 73 waterlogging sites caused by the rain. Authorities advised residents to stay indoors unless necessary, avoid flooded routes, park in higher areas, and avoid crossing inundated roads or underpasses.
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