Bodies Recovered From Tunnel That Was Submerged by Floodwaters in Central China

An aerial view shows cars sitting in floodwaters at the entrance of Jingguang Expressway tunnel after heavy rains hit the city of Zhengzhou in China's central Henan province on July 22, 2021. Noel Celis / AFP

Bodies have been recovered after massive floods swallowed up a tunnel in a central Chinese city earlier this week, trapping hundreds of vehicles and drivers.

An online video posted on July 23 shows rescuers transporting covered bodies from the tunnel. It comes after hundreds of thousands of cubic liters of water filled the tunnel within a short period during evening peak hour traffic on Tuesday.