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Floods devastated the PRD, Dongguan LED enterprise business "wasted""

Since May, the precipitation in Guangdong province has been frequent. Over 20 days, continuous rainstorms have caused floods in some parts of Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan and Zengcheng, and some areas have reached 2 meters of water. Dongguan, Tangxia, Zhangmutou, Fenggang and other towns hundreds of factories have been flooded, factories, equipment, raw materials and other water was washed down, orders were delayed, the finished product was flooded, the customer returns. Some enterprises are in low-lying areas, the insurance company refused to guarantee, loss of millions.

Reporters learned from the Guangdong Meteorological Observatory, as of 22, Guangzhou in May this year, rainfall has been close to 480 millimeters, accounting for about 1/3 of the province's annual rainfall. Guangzhou's annual average of 8 rainstorms, in May this year, 4 heavy rain and 3 heavy rain." The rainfall in Guangdong Province in May to refresh the historical record, more than the city of Jiangmen, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou has become "Guangdong Venice", the storm caused 13 people dead, paralyzed the traffic system at the same time, also hit the manufacturing enterprises in Pearl River delta.

Reporters yesterday in Dongguan, Tangxia Town, Zhangmutou town and other factories visited 4 towns, found that hundreds of factories, shopping malls, shops, May 11th, 19 consecutive two flooded, the total loss of nearly one billion yuan. Many factories are filled with equipment after flooding, furniture, steel, cloth, lamps, packaging and so on. Zhangmutou Zhangyang bridge under the Shima River near several factories, because the low-lying, water two times during heavy rainfall of up to 2 meters, the first floor of the building all flooded factories. Many plant raw materials and accessories swept along, orders can only delay the delivery.

In Hing Yuen hardware factory, the reporter saw the workers are busy cleaning the water soaked LED lamp housing. "Our shipment is sent to Germany. The finished products have been finished and the cases are packed.". Who knows, half an hour on the water rose 1 meters, too late to move. At that time, we took no notice of other things and climbed onto the roof. The goods were all soaked. The case was rusty and was returned by the customer." Zhang, director of the factory's workshop, told reporters that since May 11th, workers have been cleaning up and removing rubbish from the workshop on the first floor. In the hospital, the water soaked boxes are piled up into a mountain. Zhang master discloses, the equipment maintenance cost of this factory is 30 thousand, raw material 50 thousand, finished product 50 thousand, machine loss is depreciated 10 thousand, add the artificial cost that worker still works overtime to clean up, enterprise loses nearly 150 thousand. Reporters visited several factories nearby, learned that most of the loss of enterprises between 15-30.

Located in Zhangmutou electronic city deep road near the town of electronic products and components is the largest wholesale market. May 11th rain, because the shopping center near the low-lying, Shima River water level rose rapidly, flooding into the mall, the negative layer all drowned. Reporters yesterday in the electronic city to see hundreds of flooded air mobile power supply, pile up like a mountain hand boxes, lamps, the computer screen is trash pickup. Booth 1C105 merchant A Ling said: "at that time, the water potential is very fierce, 20 minutes flooded to the knee, our warehouse is on the negative layer.". Many electric appliances such as acoustics, lamps and lanterns touch water, short circuit, all scrap. The police asked us to leave quickly and the goods were out of control." Zhangmutou Electronic City Management Office staff told reporters that a negative layer of more than 100 merchant losses totaling more than 20 million.

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