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Images of flood horror go viral

THE death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said yesterday, after record downpours dumped a year’s worth of rain on a city in just three days.

Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province and epicentre of the record flooding, was hardest hit with 292 people dead and 47 missing, the local government said.

Residents were trapped in subway carriages, underground car parks, and tunnels. Images of passengers inundated by shoulder-height water went viral on Chinese social media on Line 5 of the city subway where 14 people died, while dozens of cars in a tunnel were tossed aside by the deluge.

Scores died in Zhengzhou due to floods and mudslides, mayor Hou Hong said. She added that 39 bodies were recovered from underground car parks and other below-ground spaces.

The disaster marked China’s deadliest floods in a decade.

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2021-08-03T07:00:00.0000000Z

2021-08-03T07:00:00.0000000Z

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