Survivor of Flooded Subway in China Tells Story of Escape

Cars sit in floodwaters after heavy rains hit the city of Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province on July 21, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Heavy rains have hit the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou hard this past week. On Tuesday, the city received the equivalent of one-third of its annual average rainfall in the span of one hour.

Officials say that the death toll across Henan Province has reached over 50. But one local who survived a brush with death says he expects a far higher number after escaping from a submerged subway train on July 20.