At Least 12 People Killed In China’s Henan Province In Worst Flooding In 1,000 Years

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At Least 12 People Killed In China’s Henan Province In Worst Flooding In 1,000 Years
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Zhengzhou was hit with almost 18 inches of rainfall between Monday and Tuesday, while more than 8 inches of rainfall–about one month’s worth–fell in one hour on Tuesday afternoon, XinhuaExpressways across the region were closed down in Henan Wednesday morning, according to Xinhua, while dozens of reservoirs in the region have either been breached or reached warning levels, Sky NewsSignificant heritage and cultural sites, many of which are concentrated in Henan province, face being hit by the...

Taiwanese iPhone maker Foxconn, whose Zhengzhou factory is the world’s biggest manufacturer of the Apple smartphone,Weather watchers in China are warning of more rainstorms in the province and surrounding areas into Thursday, Xinhua reported, with up to 7cm of rainfall an hour in some areas and 28cm of rainfall predicted in one day.

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