Operation to avoid even worse flooding comes as residents in the huge city of Zhengzhou are trapped in homes, offices, schools and metro China's military has blasted a dam to release water threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25 and was expected to climb further. The dam operation was carried out late on Tuesday night near the city of Luoyang, just as severe flooding overwhelmed Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, tr...
China floods: military blasts dam to release water as death toll climbs
The Guardian - 22 Jul 2021 02:57
Operation to avoid even worse flooding comes as residents in the huge city of Zhengzhou are trapped in homes, offices, schools and metro China's military has blasted a dam to release water threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25 and was expected to climb further. The dam operation was carried out late on Tuesday night near the city of Luoyang, just as severe flooding overwhelmed Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, tr...
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