Heavy rainfall hits Tianjin

A staff member checks the water situation of Qingjinghuang drainage canal in Xiaowangzhuang Town in the Binhai New Area of north China’s Tianjin, Aug. 26, 2024. Tianjin Municipality upgraded its rainstorm alert on Monday morning after experiencing the heaviest rainfall of this year’s flood season. From 7 a.m. on Sunday to 2 p.m. Monday, the city’s average rainfall reached 85.6 mm, with a peak of 280.9 mm. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Traffic police and emergency drainage staff carry out ground traffic diversion and emergency drainage operations on a road in Nankai District of north China’s Tianjin, Aug. 26, 2024. Tianjin Municipality upgraded its rainstorm alert on Monday morning after experiencing the heaviest rainfall of this year’s flood season. From 7 a.m. on Sunday to 2 p.m. Monday, the city’s average rainfall reached 85.6 mm, with a peak of 280.9 mm. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Staff members of local power supply service center try to restore power supply in north China’s Tianjin, Aug. 26, 2024. Tianjin Municipality upgraded its rainstorm alert on Monday morning after experiencing the heaviest rainfall of this year’s flood season. From 7 a.m. on Sunday to 2 p.m. Monday, the city’s average rainfall reached 85.6 mm, with a peak of 280.9 mm. (Xinhua)

Staff members are on duty at the command center of the emergency management bureau of north China’s Tianjin, Aug. 26, 2024. Tianjin Municipality upgraded its rainstorm alert on Monday morning after experiencing the heaviest rainfall of this year’s flood season. From 7 a.m. on Sunday to 2 p.m. Monday, the city’s average rainfall reached 85.6 mm, with a peak of 280.9 mm. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Vehicles wade through water on a road in Nankai District of north China’s Tianjin, Aug. 26, 2024. Tianjin Municipality upgraded its rainstorm alert on Monday morning after experiencing the heaviest rainfall of this year’s flood season. From 7 a.m. on Sunday to 2 p.m. Monday, the city’s average rainfall reached 85.6 mm, with a peak of 280.9 mm. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)