Having heard
lots of bogus threats about typhoons in the area, we were all rather sceptical upon
receiving company emails about Typhoon Haikui. We were all told to shut our windows and
doors and invest in a strong umbrella! The
evening of Tuesday 7th August at 9pm saw the start of the rain in
Shanghai. The strong winds and
torrential rain lasted until Wednesday evening, meaning a day of classes were
cancelled and we had little more to do than kill time in our apartments
watching DVDs, reading and surfing the net.
Venturing outside was interesting, and reminded me of a wet, rainy day in
the UK!
Photographs of
the area showed The Bund completely flooded and pedestrians wading knee-deep
through rainwater. Metro lines to Pudong
were closed and over 2,000 people were evacuated. Luckily, our area of the city didn’t suffer
too badly, but it just goes to show the power of Mother Nature. Further warnings have been mentioned since,
but luckily these latest Typhoons have by-passed Shangers.
Here's hoping there aren't any more on the way.
A xx
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