[Epoch Times, July 21, 2021]On July 20, Zhengzhou, Henan Province suffered heavy rains, extreme rains and floods. Among them, Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 was flooded, and a large number of passengers were trapped in the carriage. The water level in the carriage once spread to the chest and even the head. Many witnesses disclosed how they had escaped from the dead.
On the evening of July 20, serious water accumulation occurred in the Wulongkou parking lot of Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 and its surrounding area, and the flood poured into the underground tunnel and the Line 5 train. Lu media reported that at 7:20 that night, the water level in the carriage rose higher and higher, and the water had flooded the shoulders of the passengers. “Some short passengers have already flooded their necks.”
The trapped “Miracle Qiyuan” described his escape from the dead on Sina Weibo. She said that at 4 o’clock in the afternoon that day, she received a notice from the property that she had to leave work early for a power outage. When she and her colleague went downstairs, they found that the water at the door had reached their knees. After waiting for more than an hour, she finally decided to take the subway home.
She described, “I just got on the subway and thought the nightmare was over, but the subway stopped just after one stop, and when it drove to the second stop, it stopped in the middle! I couldn’t move, and the car began to slowly seep into it. But it’s not too much, what are we waiting for? Everyone is stupid… The water in the car has reached the waist, but the nightmare is not over yet, the water outside the car is rising, and it has been going through the crack of the door. The water is oozing inside, and slowly, more and more water. We can stand on the seats and stand on the seats. Finally, the water reaches our chests when we stand on the seats. I am really scared, but the most terrifying thing is not water, but There is less and less air in the compartment, and many people have symptoms of breathing difficulties.”
At this time, she heard that passengers and their family members were confessing their funeral. She said, “I heard an aunt confess her bank card number to her family and account for family affairs. I wonder if I have to explain it too?… I just sent a message to my mother, I might be dying for my mother, and I am a little scared. , But my mother called back and I didn’t know what to say. I just said that I was still waiting for rescue, so I hung up. From 6 to 8:30, I was on the verge of collapse…”
After being trapped for two hours, the trapped person fainted due to breathing difficulties. Fortunately, his mother called to wake him up. Finally, the trapped people were rescued one after another.
According to the China Youth Daily, the trapped personnel on Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 said: “The most terrifying time was around 9 o’clock in the evening. At that time, the water outside the window was almost as high as one person. Looking backward, the water was cut in the back half of the car. It has reached the top. Everyone gathered in the first three cars. I was in the middle of the 1st and 2nd cars, which was considered the middle of the crowd. The water continued to flow up. The back half of the crowd, the water flow basically reached the neck, the front Part of it also reached the position of the chest. At this time, the carriage began to appear hypoxic. Some people around them showed symptoms of hypoxia and hypoglycemia, some shivered, panted, and retched. At that time, there were children, pregnant women, and elderly people in the carriage. Most of them suffer from various physical conditions due to long-term soaking in the water.”
“I really felt desperate. I was really scared at the time. When I saw the water level outside the car over my head, I was ready to not get out.” The trapped person said at the time. Has begun to explain what happened to his family.
The fear in the car continued to heat up. Some people even wanted to smash open the glass door to escape, but they were eventually stopped. “Once the car window is opened rashly, water will inevitably flow in. The water pressure difference between the inside and outside of the car is certain. It will also make people unable to escape.”
The trapped person said that at the time someone proposed to smash a window located at a high place, the hypoxia phenomenon has improved significantly, everyone began to gradually return to normal breathing, and the water level outside did not continue to rise. After the rescuers arrived, they eventually evacuated from the front carriage.
According to the official Weibo “Zhengzhou Release” of the Propaganda Department of the Zhengzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, at 18:00 on July 20, the stagnant water broke down the retaining wall of the entrance line and entered the main line section, causing the Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 train to be in the beach temple. The tunnels of Street Station and Shakou Road Station were suspended.
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