China floods: how Zhengzhou’s ‘once in a thousand years’ rainfall compares

Source: China – South China Morning PostA year’s worth of rain in just days – an intensity not seen in decades – has caused devastating floods in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan in central China.The death toll across the province reached 33 on Thursday, and authorities said more than 3 million people had been affected.“Zhengzhou received more rainfall in four days than it would do in an average year. This is extremely serious,” a spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization said.The city’s average annual rainfall is 641mm …Read More

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