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Record rainfall in China claims 33 lives, over 3 million people affected by deadly floods- In pics

New Delhi: The record rainstorm in China caused severe waterlogging in many cities including the capital Zhengzhou. The sudden downpour resulted in flooding which left the citizens trapped inside shopping malls, offices and even on underground subway trains.

As the severe weather spread northwards, tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the death toll from heavy rains that have deluged Henan province for almost a week to 33 people.

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Jul 22, 2021, 11:51 AM IST

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China’s capital city- Zhengzhou

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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