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210720 -- ZHENGZHOU, July 20, 2021 -- Traffic police repair road facilities in Zhengzhou, capital of central China s Henan Province, July 20, 2021. More than 144,660 residents have been affected by torrential rains in central China s Henan Province since July 16, and 10,152 have been relocated to safe places, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Tuesday. A total of 16 large and medium-sized reservoirs have seen water levels rise above the alert level after torrential rains battered most parts of the province on Monday and Tuesday. CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HEAVY RAINFALL CN ZhuxXiang PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Heavy rain and flooding in Henan and Inner Mongolia

Like Central Europe and North America, the People's Republic is currently experiencing extreme weather accompanied by heavy rain. Heatwaves are also threatening the power grid in important cities such as Beijing. Some parts of the country have experienced flooding due to the massive rainfall. Last year, entire villages along the Yangtze River were already flooded. The torrential rainstorms are occurring with increasing frequency.

By Nico Beckert