Tropical storm ximalen hit Xiamen University and other places seriously flooded (multiple pictures)

According to the voice of China's CCTV news, this year's No 8 tropical storm "ximalen" brought heavy rain to Xiamen for more than ten hours, resulting in serious water accumulation in some main roads in Xiamen City, landslides in some tunnels and sections, temporary traffic closure measures have been implemented, and traffic in the city is seriously blocked Some low-lying areas such as Xiamen University were seriously flooded The severe impact of the tropical storm ximalen on Xiamen has led to a large increase in traffic congestion in the urban area of Xiamen From this morning to now, there have been serious traffic jams on Xiahe Road, Hubin South Road, Hubin Road, Hubin middle road and other main roads Heavy rain caused serious ponding at these road junctions In addition, many vehicles rushed to the unit to catch up with the early peak, so the probability of traffic accidents increased greatly, which further aggravated the traffic jams In addition, some low-lying areas in Xiamen also have serious water and waterlogging, such as Xiamen University According to the photos released by netizens, the west gate of Xiamen University has been flooded as a whole, and the water depth is at least half a meter through visual inspection In addition, in some low-lying areas of Xiamen port, residents' houses and factories have been flooded Local fire departments, marine police and other departments rushed to the scene with rubber boats, kayaks and other light water transportation equipment to transfer the masses According to the forecast issued by Xiamen meteorological station, heavy rain to rainstorm weather will continue to occur in Xiamen today The rainfall may reach 30-50 mm, and the maximum may reach 50-80 mm Therefore, the situation of urban waterlogging in Xiamen is not optimistic.