The Shenzhoulu Station (神舟路站) on Guangzhou Metro Line 21 suspended service as it had been flooded by heavy rain, Guangzhou Metro said at 1:14 p.m. today. The station has launched the emergency response, evacuating passengers and sealing the leak.

The metro station is closed off. (Photo: Nanfang Plus)

At around 3:30 pm, metro staff were cleaning the station and checking the equipment, and there were no injuries as of now, according to the Guangzhou Metro's official Weibo account.

Guangzhou metro said on its Weibo account at 4:41pm that the metro station was flooded due to the collapse of a small area of the retention wall at a scheduled entrance/exit which is under construction, and water swarmed into the station through the passageway.

Firemen and metro staff clean the station. (Photo: Nanfang Plus)

According to the latest information, the metro line will not stop at Shenzhoulu Station at present. Meanwhile, all expresses on this metro line have been cancelled, replaced by Huangcun-Yuancun (黄村-员村) and Suyuan-Zengcheng Square (苏元-增城广场) part-route operations.

Currently, the Huangcun-Suyuan section of Line 21 has been reconnected by buses. Passengers in urgent need can switch to other transport means.

(Photo: Guangzhou Metro)

Passengers transfer to buses outside the metro station. (Photo: Nanfang Plus)

Author | Abby, Jerry (intern)

Editor | Jerry, Monica