A car is inundated by rainwater in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
Zhengzhou has been lashed by record rainstorms, causing severe waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and power outages. The local government has upgraded the flooding emergency response level to its highest.
More than 144,660 residents have been affected by torrential rains in central China's Henan Province since July 16, and 10,152 have been relocated to safe places, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Tuesday. A total of 16 large and medium-sized reservoirs have seen water levels rise above the alert level after torrential rains battered most parts of the province on Monday and Tuesday.
A resident wades through a waterlogged road in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
A resident wades through a waterlogged road in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
A deliveryman walks on a waterlogged road in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Chaoqing)
Cars are inundated by rainwater in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
People work together to drag an anchor-car out of the waterlogged road in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 20, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Li Chaoqing)
A forklift works on a street in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province on July 21, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
A fast-food store opens for the public to shelter in considering the record rainstorm in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, July 21, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
Residents stand before a convenience store in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, July 21, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
Residents seek shelter at buildings in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, July 21, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Kan Li)
