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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On July 21, 1998, Wuhan was hit by a heavy rain unseen in a century
27 years ago today, on July 21, 1998 (May 28, 1998), Wuhan was hit by a rare torrential rain in a hundred years. The catastrophic floods that occurred in the Yangtze River Basin in the summer of 1998 were repelled. On July 21, 1998, Wuhan was hit by a rare torrential rain in a hundred years. More than 60,000 cadres and the masses launched a battle against disasters and stains in the three towns of Wuhan. Nearly 40,000 flood control troops stood on more than 400 kilometers of dikes, ready to face another flood peak of the Yangtze River at any time. From 5:00 am to 16:00 am on the 21st, there was a torrential rain in Wuhan. The precipitation reached more than 280 mm, of which the Hanyang area received 438 mm. The precipitation intensity was the largest in historical records. There were different degrees of waterlogging in various districts and counties of the city. In the three towns of Wuhan, from time to time, you can see cars that have broken down in the waterlogging. People are struggling to move in the knee-deep or even waist-deep waterlogging. According to preliminary information, the rain has caused waterlogging on 44 major traffic roads in the city, traffic jams in 23 places, a total of 47 power supply lines have been affected by wind, rain and downed trees, resulting in power outages, and 23 shopping malls and shops have been flooded. During the Yangtze River flood, Premier Zhu Rongji visited Wuhan Longwang Temple. Wang Zhancheng, the flood-fighting hero who bravely blocked the pipeline in the dangerous section of the Longwang Temple, was rescued. Xiao Jiangshan, who was trapped in the flood for more than ten hours, was rescued News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1efz.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-13:14] 访问:80
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