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The Zhengzhou subway flooding incident refers to the severe flooding that occurred on Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 on July 20, 2021, during a heavy rainstorm. [1] Despite the weather, the metro line continued to operate, and rainwater broke through the retaining wall of the Wulongkou parking lot, flooding the train tunnel.
Line 5 is an underground rapid transit line in Milan, Italy, part of the Milan Metro. The line, also known as M5 or the Lilac Line (Linea Lilla in Italian), is 12.8-kilometre (8.0 mi) long and goes through the city from the north to the north-west. [4] It opened in stages between 2013 and 2015. [3] [6] [5] [7]
On July 20, 2021, parts of the line were flooded during the 2021 Henan floods.Rainwater filled a subway classification yard, which was located within a goods station (Zhengzhou North railway station []) 2.8 km (1.7 mi) away from the distressed site and connected to the mainline between Haitansi station and Shakoulu station with a branch tunnel, and eventually broke the water-resistant ...
Severe flooding hit Milan on Tuesday morning (31 October) after a violent storm brought heavy rainfall to the Italian city overnight. Footage shows the underpass at Milano Porta Garibaldi station ...
The Milan Metro (Italian: Metropolitana di Milano) is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of five lines with a total network length of 111.8 kilometres (69.5 mi), and a total of 125 stations (+2 in construction), mostly underground. It has a daily ridership of about 1.4 ...
All bus lines in Zhengzhou were made free of charge between 28 July and 28 August 2021 in order to reduce congestion, partially caused by the suspension of metro lines. [55] [56] An official investigation on the flood in Zhengzhou was released by the investigation group from the State Council on 21 January 2022. [57]
Songshan Road in Zhengzhou, damaged by the floods. China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
20 July – China – During the 2021 Henan floods, a Line 5 Zhengzhou Metro train was trapped in a tunnel by floodwaters that entered its cars and reached chest height. 14 drowned. [58] 23 July – United Kingdom – In Sheffield, United Kingdom, a lorry crashed into Sheffield Supertram Train #105 and derailed, injuring one. [59]