Record spike in COVID infections for the second day in a week forces mass testing in Nanjing amid sweeping restrictions. China has ordered mass testing in the eastern city of Nanjing in Jiangsu province, the latest measure as the country for the second day in a row reported a record …
Read More »Death toll jumps to 99 in flooding in central China province
The death toll has risen to 99 from floods that hit a province in central China last week, authorities said on Thursday. No details on who they were or how they died were provided in initial state media reports. The city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit …
Read More »Death toll rises to 56 from heavy rain in China’s Henan
The death toll from torrential rain in central China’s Henan Province had risen to 56, with five people reported missing as of 7 p.m. Friday, local authorities said. Rescue efforts including drainage operations are still underway at Jingguang Road tunnel in the provincial capital Zhengzhou, a waterlogged underpass where many …
Read More »At least 25 dead in Chinese province’s heaviest rains in 1,000 years
At least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains for 1,000 years. About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, the capital, where rail …
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