Beijing mobilizes around 2,700 flood-control workers

Beijing Drainage Group Company has mobilized almost 2,700 flood-control workers and pumped a total of 12,000 cubic meters of rainwater as of 7 am on Wednesday as it strives to cope with the heavy torrent brought by Typhoon Dolphin.

The company launched a Level II flood-control response after the municipal meteorological observatory issued an orange alert for rainstorms at 10 am on Monday, the company said.

Since the response was activated, members of the group's flood-control command have been on duty, with employees at all water plants and pumping stations staying at their posts. The group has dispatched 252 emergency response units of various sizes and 2,696 flood-control workers.

Monitoring data from the group's rain gauges showed that average precipitation within its operating area reached 16 millimeters, with the heaviest rainfall, 60.9 mm, recorded near Dingfuzhuang in Chaoyang district.

As of 7 am on Wednesday, a total of 53 pumping stations have gone into operation, with a total of 12,000 cubic meters of rainwater pumped and 4,000 cubic meters stored.

Before the rain, 18 reclaimed water plants had freed up 323,000 cubic meters of storage capacity. Their average daily treatment volume reached almost 4.4 million cubic meters, up 22.7 percent from 3.55 million cubic meters on non-rainy days during the flood season.