Published 3 years ago

China warned of future disasters as Zhengzhou floods toll passes 50

Summary by Ground News

At least 51 people were killed in Zhengzhou, many of them drowning in a subway system. Official data shows about 98% of China's 654 major cities are vulnerable to flooding and waterlogging. China launched a programme in 2015 to create "sponge cities" that could safely retain and drain more rainwater.

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The Guardian

Xi Jinping should take the Zhengzhou floods as a warning from China’s history

The country’s perilous waters have made or broken past leaders. The climate crisis will only make things worseThe footage of a torrent of muddy water engulfing the broad thoroughfares of Zhengzhou, China, may look like a scene from an apocalyptic sci-fi movie. But for China’s leaders, these images speak not only to a dystopian future but also to the struggles of the past – and to the issue of the Chinese Communist party’s mandate to rule. Relate…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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France24

China warned of future disasters as Zhengzhou floods toll passes 50

The catastrophic floods that struck the central city of Zhengzhou this week have given China's urban planners a foretaste of future disasters as climate experts reckon the country had better learn to live with record-breaking rainfall.

3 years ago·France

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Herald Sun

Food and Water Distributed to Zhengzhou Residents Impacted by Deadly Flooding

Firefighters distributed humanitarian aid to residents of a district in Zhengzhou, China, on Thursday, July 22, after deadly flooding caused power outages and contaminated drinking water in the region, fire officials said. This footage released by Zhengzhou Fire shows residents of the inundated Zhongyuan district collecting steamed buns, mineral water, hot porridge, and other supplies on Thursday evening, the department wrote in a caption. At le…

3 years ago·Melbourne, Australia

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