China.EN Zhengzhou

The official death toll of the flooding in central China's Henan province has tripled. The provincial government raised the death toll numbers to 302 people on Monday, with 50 others still missing.

Von Marcel Grzanna

The way Chinese authorities handle the expressions of mourning for flood victims in the provincial capital Zhengzhou has led to an outrage on social media and apparently resulted in a reconsideration by the authorities. A photo published on the short message service Weibo depicted a screen made of plastic barriers in front of a subway station in the city of Henan, behind which numerous bouquets of flowers had been laid out to mourn flood victims.

Von Amelie Richter

The heavy rains of the past week (as China.Table reported) have not yet been overcome by the people in the central Chinese province of Henan, and clean-up efforts are still in progress. But now even more flooding is feared.

Von Felix Lee

Not only since the current disastrous flooding in the province of Henan has China been aware that large parts of the country are prone to flooding. For a long time, the government's main weapon against these forces of nature was huge dams and dikes. But Beijing's new approach has seen more sealed surfaces being reopened all over Chinese cities. Nevertheless, the vulnerability to storms remains high.

Von Jörn Petring