A few days ago, visuals of floods in Germany and the Netherlands that wiped out entire villages shook the world. And now, visuals of rampant destruction in China have gone viral after it experienced record-breaking rainfall that led to devastating floods.
According to NDTV, the visuals are from the city of Zhengzhou. Approximately 200,000 people were evacuated from the city and at least 25 people have died after torrential rains caused landslides and flooding.
According to The Indian Express, China’s central Henan province witnessed its heaviest rainfall for the first time in 1,000 years. A total of 1.24 million people have been affected by the floods. Subways, streets, hotels, buildings, etc. have been waterlogged. Transportation has come to a halt.
Terrifying visuals of severely flooded streets, floating cars, etc. have gone viral. Have a look:
Affected by this year's sixth typhoon In-fa, Henan Province in the central China suffered a historic heavy rain. The provincial capital Zhengzhou City has recorded the highest single-day rainfall in the past two days. pic.twitter.com/zhfjs7ylXo
— ShanghaiEye (@ShanghaiEye) July 20, 2021
Heavy rain in #Zhengzhou, China. #floods pic.twitter.com/4Qv6R8FNZm
— Sandeep Panwar (@tweet_sandeep) July 20, 2021
URGENT: People swallowed by sinkhole in China Floods – Henan pic.twitter.com/SQbv0xfH2M
— ASB News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) July 20, 2021
How terrible is the rainfall in #China? In the past few days, #Germany encountered the largest rainstorm recorded in 75 years. Cologne has 154 mm of rainfall in 24 hours (note: it is 24 hours!), while the rainfall in Zhengzhou today is 200 mm in 1 hour! Disaster-level #floods! pic.twitter.com/KSxcxy2vT7
— Rita Bai (@RitaBai) July 20, 2021
His voice: There are hundreds of people trapped in the subway cars waiting for emergency help.#ChinaFloods pic.twitter.com/UZOvkjYUco
— WoodmanK (@WoodmanK417) July 20, 2021
VIDEO: Drone images show a pile of vehicles swept away by floods, blocking a highway in central China's Zhengzhou pic.twitter.com/XXmY9vrj2K
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 22, 2021
Massive floods in central China, caused by record-breaking rainfall, leave 12 dead and more than 100,000 people evacuatedhttps://t.co/EsSuwxT525 pic.twitter.com/lK8W1tGJ3W
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 21, 2021
Terrible #floods also in #Henan, China. 😢#ClimateCrisis. No place is "safe" any more.pic.twitter.com/y1htmYmCVI
— Parents For Future #UprootTheSystem 24 Sept 2021 (@parents4future) July 20, 2021
record breaking rainfall and huge floods in Henan, China#ClimateCrisis pic.twitter.com/AmFRCtR3yb
— Chenchen Zhang🤦🏻♀️ (@chenchenzh) July 20, 2021
2/3: A woman rescued in flood waters in Zhengzhou, Henan (video from WeChat). pic.twitter.com/6fOblgl5OL
— Bill Birtles (@billbirtles) July 20, 2021
Floods in central China killed at least 25 people after a year's worth of rain fell in 3 days.
At least 12 were killed in a flooded subway in Henan's capital: "The water reached my chest." Scientists say summer flooding and extreme weather is worsening due to the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/jP2rjvht62
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 21, 2021
Major flood in China's #henanprovince due to heavy rain. #河南 #郑州 #洪水 #Zhengzhou 😰😱 pic.twitter.com/FuvC8MCFWU
— Not Picking Quarrels Panda 🐼 (@voiceofchinatv) July 20, 2021
Dozens of dams in China hit danger levels because of record rains. Experts say dams and city growth have made flood impact worse by cutting connections between rivers and lakes.
Rains caused a 65-foot breach in a dam near Luoyang, with warnings it “could collapse at any time.” pic.twitter.com/SBQNLNSQau
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 21, 2021
Praying for the people in the affected areas!