This tragedy is a natural disaster. In fact, it is hard to say that there are no man-made disasters in it. Especially the deadly two and a half hours of online hot discussion, there are really too many puzzling places.
From the time point of view, Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 stopped suddenly at 6: 001on July 20th when the train was traveling between Datansi Station and Shakou Road Station. Then the water on the subway track became deeper and deeper, and the water began to enter the carriages. And the water soon flooded the chest of the people in the carriage. All the passengers stood and grabbed the handrails and rings, and some passengers also freed up a hand and kept calling for help.
However, Weibo, the official of Zhengzhou Metro, announced that at 6: 42 pm on July 20th, the entire subway line was shut down. It can be said that the release time of this notice is meaningless!
At 6: 00 p.m. 1 to 8: 30 p.m. that day, fire and rescue workers rushed to the scene to carry out rescue. In the past two and a half hours, the passengers and their families on the bus posted a lot of help information through the internet and the media, even including Xiao Pei, the hostess of Henan Traffic Radio.
Judging from the photos and videos released by the trapped passengers, a large number of passengers in the car are in extreme danger. The train conductor has also evacuated passengers by opening the emergency exit, and the subway staff at the scene have also actively helped passengers get out of danger. But other than that, I didn't get any help from the subway company.
Therefore, it is necessary for Zhengzhou Metro to answer when it receives relevant information. What measures did they take after receiving the information? A series of mysteries have yet to be solved.
On July 2 1, the Ministry of Transport issued an urgent notice to do a good job in flood control of urban rail transit, demanding to learn from the lessons of Zhengzhou Metro and resolutely stop operation if it does not have safe operation conditions. Unfortunately, Zhengzhou Metro Line 5 is too late!