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    Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years


    Published:  July 21, 2021 10:53 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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    A submerged subway car following heavy rains in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AFP
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    A submerged subway car following heavy rains in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AFP
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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. Image Credit: AFP
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    Residents wade through floodwaters on a road in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A woman sitting on a fence on a flooded street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AFP
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    People wade through floodwaters on a road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Heavy downpour in Zhengzhou city, central China's Henan province. Image Credit: AP
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    A man riding a bicycle through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AFP
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    A man wading through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AFP
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    People pushing a van through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AFP
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    The torrent of rain turned streets into rapidly flowing rivers and inundated subways stations and cars. Image Credit: AP
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    A man wading past a submerged car along a flooded street following heavy rains. Image Credit: AFP
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    Warning signs were placed at a waterlogged area in Henan province. Image Credit: AP
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    Vehicles passed through floodwaters in Zhengzhou. Image Credit: AP

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