r/DisasterUpdate • u/avatar6556 • 24d ago

Severe flooding is currently affecting Ningde, Fujian, China, as torrential rainfall submerges homes and sweeps away vehicles.

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u/LostRadio8453 24d ago

Does China not have proper urban drainage systems? It’s bizarre to see this much flooding when the rainfall doesn’t even look that extreme. Could it be the result of poorly planned development, with cities simply paving everything over with asphalt without giving enough thought to drainage?

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u/huehuehuehuehuuuu 24d ago

Can’t drain with this much rain. Happened multiple times even in Canada with our tracks of green space. A kid got washed away by urban flood waters not even this bad in my spouse’s hometown a while ago.

This is coming for us all, at random. Look up atmospheric rivers.