Residents cleared away mud, wrecked cars and other debris following record rain which started on Tuesday and flooded streets and disrupted train services. The rain subsided earlier in the week but some neighbourhoods were still waiting for water up to 6ft (2m) deep to drain away. It said more than 3,800 houses had collapsed across the province and 920,000 people were evacuated from their homes. Expand Close A woman moves a sandbag along a flooded road in Zhengzhou (Dake Kang/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A woman moves a sandbag along a flooded road in Zhengzhou (Dake Kang/AP)Emergency crews were trying to close gaps in dykes that had flooded sections of some villages. On Saturday, authorities intentionally flooded parts of the nearby city of Hebi to lower water levels elsewhere, according to Shanghai online news outlet The Paper.

Source: Irish Independent July 25, 2021 09:11 UTC