Flooding exposes Shenzhen's flawed infrastructure  

深圳内涝被指“重地上轻地下” 城市注重面子工程

深圳11日遭遇了2008年以来最强的特大暴雨袭击，全市平均累计降雨226毫米，暴雨期间，2500辆汽车被淹，约50处片区发生内涝，组团到深圳“看海”被网友竞相调侃。“暴雨致涝”问题再一次把公众舆论聚焦在这座年轻的现代化城市身上[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Torrential rainstorms that struck Sunday in south China's Shenzhen city have raised concerns about the city's fundamental infrastructure, according to the Beijing Morning Post.

The rainstorms triggered the city's worst flooding in the last six years, inundating large areas and swamping 2,500 vehicles.

Chen Xiaoyun, a researcher at the city's water affairs bureau, said a poor drainage system was one of the major reasons for the flooding.

"It's a warning to the city, which was not serious about flood protection and water drainage," Chen added.

Huang Xihua, an NPC representative from Guangdong's Huizhou, said some cities over prioritize so-called vanity projects that show off government achievement, but ignore fundamentals such as drainage systems.

"When a heavy rainstorm hits a city that has not paid much attention to its drainage system, floods are very likely to happen," said Huang.