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On the afternoon of 26 July, Jinan, China, was struck by a sudden, intense downpour. Between 15:00 and 16:00, ten rainfall monitoring stations recorded extraordinary rainstorm levels. A video showing rainwater pouring into a ground-floor courtyard attracted widespread attention online. In the footage, water flooded the residential building’s courtyard, reaching halfway up a window. The water churned continuously like a moving vessel; although the window was tightly shut, water still seeped through the bottom. Social media users commented, “This rain is unbelievable,” and “The window seal is remarkable.” During the heavy rainstorm, severe waterlogging occurred in several low-lying road sections, with water depths near the Baotu Spring reaching thigh-level at one point. #heavyrain #downpour #inundated #flood #chinanews #jinan #shandong #rainstorm #pouring #courtyard #vessel #window #crazy #spring #highwaterlevel #viralmoment #viral #fyp