Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, in the center of China, is affected by significant floods this Tuesday July 20. While residents were trapped in the waves, cars floated in the torrential rains.
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Victims saved in extremis
According to the Shanghai Eye media, the province is hit by a typhoon causing historic rains.
Affected by this year’s sixth typhoon In-fa, Henan Province in the central China suffered a historic heavy rain. The provincial capital Zhengzhou City has recorded the highest single-day rainfall in the past two days. pic.twitter.com/zhfjs7ylXo
— ShanghaiEye (@ShanghaiEye) July 20, 2021
The media reports in particular that people found themselves stranded in the street and trying to form a human chain to narrowly escape the torrents of muddy water.
Zhengzhou Flooding: People blocked on street helped each other in human chain and narrowly escaped finally. pic.twitter.com/eu1IE7xXsw
— ShanghaiEye (@ShanghaiEye) July 20, 2021
Witnesses report overwhelming scenes of people saved in extremis.
Incredible scenes. She was saved from the waters #Zhengzhou #henan #China late afternoon. @arnauldmiguet @GaelC21 pic.twitter.com/sAc2ymIm2O
– FranceTVChine (@francetvchine) July 20, 2021
At least one dead
An ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corp) correspondent reported a death toll of at least one dead and two missing on Tuesday.
1/3 Some really distressing videos coming out of Zhengzhou in central China – this driver looks rather calm under pressure. But other videos on WeChat show what appear to be people clearly struggling to keep their heads above the flood waters. Death toll so far is 1, 2 missing pic.twitter.com/P8dEk1B1iC
— Bill Birtles (@billbirtles) July 20, 2021
According to the Shanghai Eye media, more than 144,000 residents have been affected to date and 10,152 have been relocated since the flooding began. Rescue teams are still deployed in the province to help residents.
Rescue efforts on the way as Henan Province of middle China hit by heavy rain and floods. Due to bad weather, lots of trains delayed or canceled, about 200 thousands of travelers’ affected. #China pic.twitter.com/Rd1g2HqYLn
— ShanghaiEye (@ShanghaiEye) July 20, 2021
Other media report that passengers got stuck in the metro. Firefighters are deployed there to rescue passengers.
China. People trapped by monster floods in the Zhengzhou subway (Henan province) https://t.co/IdyIcxW2kP @gujinduoshaoshi pic.twitter.com/MkRgn9cJZV
– The important (@Limportant_fr) July 20, 2021
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