Heavy Rain Damage Spreads in Zhengzhou, China... 25 Dead, 7 Missing

On the 20th, residents of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province in central China, looked at cars submerged by heavy rain. On that day, a record-breaking downpour in Zhengzhou caused 12 passengers trapped in the subway to die, and 100,000 residents were urgently evacuated.
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The death toll from heavy rain in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, central China, has risen to 25.

According to local authorities on the 21st, 25 people have died and 7 are missing due to the heavy rain in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.

Zhengzhou city announced that 12 passengers trapped in the subway died during the unprecedented heavy rain, which reached a record maximum of 201.9 mm per hour the previous afternoon.

Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, has a population of 12 million. It is also known as the location of the Foxconn factory, a Taiwanese company that manufactures Apple iPhones on consignment.

About 200,000 residents were evacuated to safe places due to the heavy rain in Zhengzhou. In Henan Province, the number of people affected by flood damage has been estimated at 1.2 million.

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