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Record rainfall in China claims 33 lives, over 3 million people affected by deadly floods- In pics
As the severe weather spread northwards, tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday.
China’s capital city- Zhengzhou
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Aerial view shows the flooded areas following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou. The fatal flooding of the Zhengzhou subway prompted the government to order local authorities to immediately improve urban transit flood controls and emergency responses.
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Life takes back gear in Hebi
People holding umbrellas amid heavy rainfall wade through floodwaters on a bridge in Hebi. The downpours have forced water to exceed flood season marks in nine large reservoirs and 40 medium-sized ones in Henan.
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Rescue workers in Zhuhai
Rescue workers are seen at an entrance to the flooded Shijingshan tunnel in Zhuhai. Rescuers have found the bodies of 10 more workers who were trapped in a flooded highway tunnel in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai last week, bringing the death toll to 13, state media reported late on Wednesday.
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Police at work in Zhengzhou
Traffic police officer guides residents to cross a flooded road with a rope during heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou. The Ministry of Transport said local authorities must immediately re-examine and rectify all hidden risks on rail transit.
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Knee-deep in trouble
Residents wade through floodwaters on a flooded road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou. Media images showed commuters immersed in chest-deep waters in lightless cabins. One underground station was reduced to a large churning pool.
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