DEVELOPING: At least 12 people have died in China's central Henan province and more than 100,000 people have been forced to flee to safe ground after heavy rain caused rivers to burst their banks, Chinese media reports.
At least 12 are dead and subway passengers in China's central Henan province were trapped in trains flooded with water Tuesday after heavy rain caused rivers to burst their banks.
In a video posted on Weibo, the Henan Fire Department said it was working to rescue passengers from the train line. Meanwhile, streets were transformed into rivers, submerging vehicles in torrents of water.Chinatopix / AP In a separate statement published on the government's official WeChat account, officials warned residents to stay home or in a safe place and to remain alert for updates.
Heavy rain has pounded Henan, a province twice the size of Austria, since the weekend. The downpour could continue until Thursday. Xu said at Tuesday's emergency meeting that such high levels of rain were rare in Henan.
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