At Least 20 Killed and Thousands Evacuated Amid Torrential Rain, Flooding in Central China

At Least 20 Killed and Thousands Evacuated Amid Torrential Rain, Flooding in Central China
Vehicles are stranded after a heavy downpour in Zhengzhou city, central China's Henan Province on July 20, 2021. Chinatopix Via AP
Frank Yue
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At least 20 people have been killed and more than 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate amid three consecutive days of heavy rainfall that has caused major flooding in central China’s Henan Province, according to Chinese media reports.

A state-run media outlet reported in the early hours of Wednesday that 12 people were killed. Radio Free China reported on its official Chinese Twitter account that at least 20 people have died.
Frank Yue
Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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