Recently, heavy rain hit the city of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, causing severe flooding in some areas of the urban area. The square in the Hongshan District of Chifeng was flooded with water reaching the waist, leading to several cars being submerged and forcing car owners to stand on the roofs of their vehicles awaiting rescue.
Videos shared by local residents show that on the afternoon of June 16, at the intersection of Xilamu Street and Chifeng Hongshan Wanda Plaza in the Hongshan District of Chifeng, the water level rose significantly, reaching half the height of vehicles at one point.
In another video shared on June 16 and geotagged in Chifeng, two men inside a car were seen waiting for rescue on the roof as the water approached the door handles. The caption by the video uploader reads, “Chifeng is like sailing in a boat due to this heavy rain!”
On the morning of June 17 around 10 o’clock, three merchants in Chifeng were contacted, all of whom confirmed that the rain on the 16th was substantial. One merchant mentioned, “We also came across videos showing cars being flooded by water. The rain was indeed heavy yesterday.”
According to the Yellow Thunderstorm Warning issued by the Chifeng Meteorological Observatory at 8:43 am on June 15, thunderstorm activities were expected to occur in most parts of Chifeng within 6 hours, accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds, hail, and other severe convective weather conditions, which could trigger floods and urban waterlogging disasters.
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Meteorological Observatory also issued a Blue Severe Convection Warning, indicating that areas including the southern part of Chifeng would experience short-term heavy rainfall, with hourly precipitation reaching 10 to 30 millimeters and locally exceeding 30 millimeters. On June 16 at 3:19 pm, the Chifeng Meteorological Observatory issued a Blue Rainstorm Warning: Within 12 hours, rainfall of over 50 millimeters was expected in the southern part of Kesumuqin Banner, the southwestern part of Wengniute Banner, the southwestern part of Songshan District, Hongshan District, Yuanbaoshan District, Kalaqin Banner, Ningcheng County, and most of Aohan Banner.