The provincial meteorological station of central China's Henan continued the issuance of a red alert for heavy rain at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, as some cities in the province have reached precipitation of 50 mm.

It is expected that the accumulated precipitation in the cities of Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo and Pingdingshan will surge at over 100 mm in the next three hours.