Timely assistance

TRAFFIC police in the Huangbei area of Luohu District recently escorted a pregnant woman to the hospital, enabling the woman to seek timely medical care, the Daily Sunshine reported Thursday.

After learning that the pregnant woman had her water break, a four-person motorcycle team led by Luo Yihua raced to the spot. The officers assisted the woman’s family to put her in a taxi and opened a green channel for them. With the police’s help, the woman arrived at the hospital in only five minutes.

Orange rainstorm alert

SHENZHEN Meteorological Observatory issued an orange rainstorm alert Thursday morning.

An orange alert means the city’s three-hour accumulative rainfall has exceeded 50 millimeters. It is recommended that dangerous outdoor power supply must be cut off and outdoor operations must be suspended. In dangerous areas, outdoor activities, school classes and operations must be suspended.

Parking lot

A PARKING lot at Dananshan Mountain Park’s entrance on Bieshu Road was closed and is being transformed into greenbelts and residents’ service facilities, according to the park administration center of Nanshan District, sznews.com reported.

The project aims to solve a knotty safety problem as pedestrians and vehicles shared the road at the Bieshu entrance.

For tourists who drive to the park, parking service is available at Ming Wah International Convention Center and the second phase of Gateway One, which have 333 and 758 parking spaces, respectively.

Operating hours

SHENZHEN Museum in Futian District recently adjusted its operating hours and some museums in Nanshan District have been closed due to rainstorms, sznews.com reported.

The Shenzhen Museum of Ancient Art and the Shenzhen Museum of History and Folk Culture

Shenzhen Museum’s ancient art as well as history and folk culture divisions have extended their opening hours from Aug. 2-31. During this period, they open at 9:30 a.m. The divisions close Mondays.

Since Thursday, some museums in Nanshan including Nanshan Museum and Nantou Ancient City Museum have been closed because of the recent rainstorms. Visitors that have made appointments can get their reservations automatically extended.