Photos: Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers

Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years

Last updated: July 21, 2021 | 11:12

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Heavy flooding has hit central China following unusually heavy rains, with the subway system in the city of Zhengzhou inundated with rushing water and thousands of residents having to be relocated.

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A submerged subway car following heavy rains in Zhengzhou.

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A submerged subway car following heavy rains in Zhengzhou.

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China experiences regular flooding during the summer, but the growth of cities and conversion of farmland into subdivisions has raised the impact of such events.

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Residents wade through floodwaters on a road in Zhengzhou, Henan province.

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A woman sitting on a fence on a flooded street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou.

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People wade through floodwaters on a road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou.

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Heavy downpour in Zhengzhou city, central China's Henan province.

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A man riding a bicycle through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou.

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A man wading through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou.

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People pushing a van through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou.

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The torrent of rain turned streets into rapidly flowing rivers and inundated subways stations and cars.

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A man wading past a submerged car along a flooded street following heavy rains.

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Warning signs were placed at a waterlogged area in Henan province.

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Vehicles passed through floodwaters in Zhengzhou.

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