China: Videos Of Locals In Neck-Deep Water After Floods Go Viral
Floods due to heavy rains are causing havoc in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in China. Meanwhile, videos of people in waist-deep water surface online.
Floods due to heavy rains are causing havoc in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in China. The province was the hardest hit after being drenched by what weather forecasters said was the heaviest rain in 1,000 years.
In Zhengzhou, a city of over 12 million on the banks of the Yellow River, 12 people have died so far amid the floods, and about 100,000 people have been evacuated to safe zones, the official Xinhua agency reported, citing the local government.
Millions of people in Henan have been upended since the weekend in an unusually active rainy season that has led to the rapid rise of a number of rivers in the vast Yellow River basin.
Amid these floods due to heavy rain, people were trapped in subways in waist-deep water and children in schools, vehicles were washed away and several others were stranded at their workplaces overnight, Associated Press reports.
All the roads have turned into rivers and subway stations and cars were inundated due to heavy rain. During this, Sinologist Manya Koetse posted a thread on Twitter featuring videos shared on Chinese social media about the floodings in Henan in order to elaborate on the ¡°severity of the situation.¡±
Many videos and clips of the same have been shared online by this Twitter user where people can be seen trapped in subways and in the middle of the roads.
Subway passengers trapped in the water. pic.twitter.com/IyqmKN7WEr
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
This video was shared on Weibo earlier tonight. pic.twitter.com/uPKVQZqWZz
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
The 'Stand Strong, Henan' images are coming out now. ? pic.twitter.com/A8Xq2ucnx8
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
More footage from Tuesday 7.20 in Zhengzhou, where some people were trapped in an underground mall and people worked together to get them out. pic.twitter.com/M1pVcOLTb3
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
A family was also pulled out from the mud.
If you see these kinds of videos going around Weibo and elsewhere you realize just how many incidents occurred today apart from the bigger ones. This family of three managed to be pulled from the mud. ? #henan #zhengzhou pic.twitter.com/x9e9ODm91O
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
Another post in Manya¡¯s thread said, ¡°A kind gesture in these terrible times. This youth orchestra pulled out their instruments and performed for all those other passengers who are stranded at the Zhengzhou East Station tonight.¡±
A kind gesture in these terrible times. This youth orchestra pulled out their instruments and performed for all those other passengers who are stranded at the Zhengzhou East Station tonight ?? All trains were suspended after 2am on the 21st. pic.twitter.com/50THGOhy6O
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
It's not over yet. It is now 3.45 am local time, authorities have issued a warning at 3.30 that heavy rain is expected to continue for the next 3 hours in Zhengzhou city and surrounding counties. pic.twitter.com/JqWEcXFIqM
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University is apparently dealing with a power outage, there are cries for help by netizens on social media to help with resources to rescue patients. (These are not verified news reports, waiting for official news reports on this.) pic.twitter.com/uyAIvzAxb5
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
This video was shared by People's Daily, showing the strength of the water current in Zhengzhou. People formed a human chain to prevent being dragged away. #henan pic.twitter.com/bzBciP7WIB
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
In one of the videos, fishes could be seen swimming in the streets.
You know it's bad when the fish are swimming across the streets. pic.twitter.com/Fz9o3g0sGs
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
Another video where many passengers are stranded on the station and they are making the most out of the situation.
More videos coming out from Zhengzhou East Station where so many passengers are currently stranded, and where people are making the best out of a bad situation. pic.twitter.com/xZCF34c2ZD
¡ª Manya Koetse (@manyapan) July 20, 2021
From the evening of Saturday until late Tuesday, 617.1 millimetres (mm) of rain had drenched Zhengzhou - almost on par with the city's annual average of 640.8 mm.
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