Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers, kills 12
The Hindu
Videos posted online showed entire neighbourhoods covered in waist-deep water and vehicles floating in the muddy mire.
At least 12 people have died in severe flooding in a Chinese provincial capital that trapped people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles and stranded people in their workplaces overnight. The already drenched city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit by 20 centimetres of rain from 4 to 5 pm on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Henan weather agency. The torrent of rain turned streets into rapidly flowing rivers and inundated subways stations and cars. Videos posted online showed entire neighbourhoods covered in waist-deep water and vehicles floating in the muddy mire.
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