Deaths and floods in Chinese metropolis after huge rainfall | Abroad

The metro, among other things, overflowed, as a result of which hundreds of people were trapped underground. There are videos on social media of people standing in the water of flooded subway trains up to their waist or shoulders. Hundreds of critically ill patients in a teaching hospital had to be taken to safety.

A dam burst near Zhengzhou in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday (local time). The Chinese army warned in the hours before the breach that the dam could collapse at any moment. Soldiers have been deployed to help combat the flooding.

According to the authorities, such rainfall only occurs once every 100 years. They spoke of a grim situation in the capital of Henan province. Many streets in Zhengzhou were flooded. In many places the water and power supply was interrupted. Traffic was practically paralyzed. Zhengzhou Airport had to cancel hundreds of flights.

The rain in Henan was caused by Typhoon In-Fa, which also ravaged two other provinces. Henan province has been plagued by heavy rainfall since last week. The water levels of the Yellow River and Hai He tributaries exceeded alarm levels. Tens of thousands of people have been taken to safety in recent days. The damage to agriculture is in the millions. Other parts of China are also struggling with bad weather.

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