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Flooding in China’s Henan Province Kills at Least 25

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Flooding in China’s Henan Province Kills at Least 25

Historic rainfall in Henan province caused severe flooding, including in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital.

Flooding in China’s Henan Province Kills at Least 25

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, vehicles pass through floodwaters in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan Province on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

Credit: Zhu Xiang/Xinhua via AP

China’s military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25.

The dam operation was carried out late Tuesday night in the city of Luoyang, just as severe flooding overwhelmed the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, trapping residents in the subway system and stranding them at schools, apartments and offices.

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