In China, ‘Heaviest Rain in 1,000 Years’ Triggers Deadly Flooding, Landslides, 25 dead in flooded Zhengzhou Metro

New Delhi: China receives heavy rains every year, due to which there is a lot of loss of life and property. But due to continuous urbanization and climate change, this time the rains have taken an even more destructive form. People trapped in floods, overturned cars and scary scenes of China’s roads are being seen a lot on social media for the last three days. A video from China’s Jinhua News shows people trapped in water up to their necks inside the subway lines of Zhengzhou city. The number of these people is about 12 million, who are waiting for the rescue workers to arrive.

Breaking: Major flooding is occurring due to heavy rain in Zhengzhou, China. The city recorded the highest single-day rainfall on record. pic.twitter.com/hiEAWjYd78

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Chaos in the country

At least 25 people, including 12 subway commuters, have died in China’s central Henan province due to the heaviest rain in over 1,000 years. Officials said Zhengzhou recorded 617.1 mm of rainfall from Saturday to Tuesday, which is roughly the same as the city’s annual average rainfall (640.8 mm).

Heavy flooding in central China trapped subway passengers in the city of Zhengzhou on Tuesday. At least 25 people have died, including 12 people in the subway, and days of torrential rain created scenes that suggested the death toll could rise much higher. https://t.co/fXXyE9yFgD pic.twitter.com/OLOmJfyXpf

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According to state-run media, a total of 1.24 million people were affected by the floods and more than 160,000 people were rescued. Seven people are reported to be missing, while two died due to wall collapse. Not only were subways, roads, hotels and buildings inundated, but the Shaolin Temple has reportedly also been hit by severe floods. Due to which there is an atmosphere of panic in the whole country.

Meteorologists predicting more rain for the next three days

As meteorologists are forecasting more rain for the next three days in Henan province, President Xi Jinping sent 5,700 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops to the city, about 650 km southwest of Beijing, for search and rescue operations. has been deployed.

Visuals broadcast on the CGTN channel showed firefighters rescuing 150 children and employees from a school in Zhengzhou city. While hospitals and schools have been closed for those trapped in the torrential rains, libraries, cinemas and museums have become shelters in these difficult times. According to Reuters, Zhengzhou’s largest hospital, which has a facility of more than 7,000 beds, now has no room left for people and people are helpless. Therefore the officials have been asked to make arrangements for transportation for about 600 critically ill patients.