Flooding in China's Henan province has killed at least 25 people, and another 7 have been reported missing. Transport and working life have been disrupted throughout the province, with torrents of rain turning streets into rapidly flowing rivers. https://t.co/PWI5lXK6se
In the fatal tunnel of Zhenzhou, while the flood rushed in and the situation got increasingly dangerous, the toll machine was still collecting tunnel fee Unbelievable! Only in China! Within 5 minutes, the tunnel was submerged and hundreds died pic.twitter.com/YQ2IX3N9K7
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
Floods in central China killed at least 25 people after a year's worth of rain fell in 3 days.
At least 12 were killed in a flooded subway in Henan's capital: "The water reached my chest." Scientists say summer flooding and extreme weather is worsening due to the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/jP2rjvht62
Meanwhile vehicles in China are swimming. After Floods in Europe & heatwaves in Canada, parts of China received more rainfall in a day than 8 month records. Yesterday Zhengzhou had 200mm of rain in an hour. pic.twitter.com/EyIWpDAf3S
At least 25 people were killed in massive floods in central China as tens of thousands were forced to evacuate their homes, leaving a dam at risk of collapse.
#ZhengzhouFlooding Cars with people were submerged within minutes in a tunnel of Beijing Guangzhou Expressway, major highway connecting north and south. At rush hour when disaster hit, six lanes were full of cars in a span of 4 Kilometers. pic.twitter.com/9f9RUAmHO0