The unusually heavy rains in the Zhengzhou region were caused by typhoon “In-Fa”. Now the number of victims has increased significantly.
Zhengzhou – The number of fatalities after the floods in the Zhengzhou region of China is at least three times higher than previously known. As the authorities announced on Monday, the number rose to at least 300.
At least 292 people died in Zhengzhou alone, and a total of eight died in the neighboring cities of Xinxiang and Luohe. 50 people were still missing in Henan Province, which these cities belong to. On Thursday there was talk of 99 dead while the clean-up work was in progress.
In the heaviest rainfall since the weather records began, the peak of around 200 millimeters of precipitation fell within just one hour in the nine-million metropolis of Zhengzhou on July 20. Some of the multi-lane roads had turned into raging rivers. The water masses also flooded the subway, where hundreds of people were trapped in trains and in tunnels.
According to new data from Monday, 189 people were directly killed by the flood and mudslides. 54 people were found in collapsed houses. According to official information, 14 people died in the flooded subway. dpa
