Numerous manhole covers were overturned and water spouted from the sewers, reaching several meters high as torrential rain hit southern China.

The video was filmed in the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province on March 25.

A man was seen holding an umbrella to put the manhole covers back in their rightful places.

The Shenzhen Water Group responded quickly to the incident, stating that they arrived on the scene at around 1:00 pm and had successfully restored the situation by 2:00 pm.

Thankfully, no one was hurt during the incident and it didn't affect the flow of pedestrian or vehicle traffic.

Experts concluded that the cause was the extreme weather conditions, with the largest half-hour rainfall in the Nanshan district. The sudden and intense rainfall caused the water level in the culvert to surge and the air in the culvert to be compressed and overflow through the manhole covers.

The heavy rainwater also carried sediments from the pipes, causing it to spout out, which in turn caused the manhole covers to be forced open.

Fortunately, the pressure was released in just 30 seconds and the drainage system quickly returned to normal.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月25日，受强对流天气的影响，深圳迎来了暴雨天气。南山大道路面不少井盖被冲翻，从下水道喷出的水柱达到数米高，并且有污水翻涌而出。暴雨过后，有附近商铺的热心男子，将被冲翻的井盖挪回原位。
对此深圳水务集团回应称，该情况发生在25日13时许，已第一时间前往现场处理，14时许，现场已恢复正常，未影响过往行人和车辆，现场也没有人员受伤。
据悉，为查明冒水原因，当晚市水务局立即组织业内专家召开专家咨询会。专家经过研讨认为，此次降雨造成的冒水原因为，本轮降雨南山区最大半小时雨量62.6mm，短时强降雨导致雨水箱涵内水位暴涨，箱涵内空气被短时挤压通过下水道井盖溢出，同时造成雨水携带管道沉积物喷涌而出，雨水井盖被顶开，压力约30秒释放完毕后，现场排水恢复正常。目前，针对本次突发事件的后续相关工作仍正在持续推进。