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Record rainfall batters C China's Henan, killing at least 12 people
The death toll from deadly floods in the central China city of Zhengzhou has risen to 12, as the capital of Henan Province witnessed the most severe rainstorms on record. Over 100,000 people have been evacuated, and rescue operations continue across the province. /CFP

The death toll from deadly floods in the central China city of Zhengzhou has risen to 12, as the capital of Henan Province witnessed the most severe rainstorms on record. Over 100,000 people have been evacuated, and rescue operations continue across the province. /CFP

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters lifted the emergency response to Level II, starting 3 a.m. on Wednesday. Both the Henan provincial and Zhengzhou municipal meteorological bureaus have raised their emergency response for the disaster to level I. /CFP

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters lifted the emergency response to Level II, starting 3 a.m. on Wednesday. Both the Henan provincial and Zhengzhou municipal meteorological bureaus have raised their emergency response for the disaster to level I. /CFP

Zhengzhou's municipal observatories renewed the orange alert for heavy rain at 9:19 a.m. on Wednesday. The authorities forecast that the rainfall in the downtown area of Zhengzhou will continue for the next few hours, with accumulated rainfall exceeding 50 millimeters. /CFP

Zhengzhou's municipal observatories renewed the orange alert for heavy rain at 9:19 a.m. on Wednesday. The authorities forecast that the rainfall in the downtown area of Zhengzhou will continue for the next few hours, with accumulated rainfall exceeding 50 millimeters. /CFP

The heavy rainfall has severely disrupted the city's transport services. More than 100 train services have been stranded at the Zhengzhou East Railway Station, with the subway network suspended on Tuesday afternoon. Incoming flights were canceled from Tuesday night until noon on Wednesday. /CFP

The heavy rainfall has severely disrupted the city's transport services. More than 100 train services have been stranded at the Zhengzhou East Railway Station, with the subway network suspended on Tuesday afternoon. Incoming flights were canceled from Tuesday night until noon on Wednesday. /CFP

Around 730 Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers and 1,800 rescue workers from seven provinces assembled on Wednesday to head to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, on a disaster rescue operation. /CFP

Around 730 Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers and 1,800 rescue workers from seven provinces assembled on Wednesday to head to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, on a disaster rescue operation. /CFP

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