The storm that soaked Shanghai

By Cai Xianmin Source:Global Times Published: 2013-10-8 19:18:01
Two cars make bow waves as they surge through the water on Zhennan Road, Putuo district. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
Two cars make bow waves as they surge through the water on Zhennan Road, Putuo district. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
Two commuters avoid the water at a bus stop on Zhennan Road. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
Two commuters avoid the water at a bus stop on Zhennan Road. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
In Putuo district, on Lishan Road, a shop owner uses a pump to drain the rainwater that flooded her shop. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
In Putuo district, on Lishan Road, a shop owner uses a pump to drain the rainwater that flooded her shop. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
This tree at the Qilianshan Tunnel, Putuo district, is one of the storm's victims. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
This tree at the Qilianshan Tunnel, Putuo district, is one of the storm's victims. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
On Jinchang Road a manhole cover was opened to speed drainage and an old sofa was placed on top as a warning for pedestrians. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
On Jinchang Road a manhole cover was opened to speed drainage and an old sofa was placed on top as a warning for pedestrians. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
Two cars remain in this flooded parking lot at a neighborhood in Songjiang district. Photo: Courtesy of Meng Yuyi
Two cars remain in this flooded parking lot at a neighborhood in Songjiang district. Photo: Courtesy of Meng Yuyi
In the Shanghai Songjiang Industrial Zone, employees from an automobile accessory manufacturer go to work in a plastic dinghy. The boat is one of the company's products. Photo: courtesy of Yu Ying
In the Shanghai Songjiang Industrial Zone, employees from an automobile accessory manufacturer go to work in a plastic dinghy. The boat is one of the company's products. Photo: courtesy of Yu Ying
On Huayin Road, Putuo district, workers from the drainage department of the Shanghai Water Authority and bystanders look over lost car number plates washed up after the floods. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
On Huayin Road, Putuo district, workers from the drainage department of the Shanghai Water Authority and bystanders look over lost car number plates washed up after the floods. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT 

 


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