2021 Henan floods

Damage caused by the floods seen in Zhengzhou

From 17-31 July 2021, China's Henan province has been affected by flooding caused by a long period of heavy rainfall. There had been record-breaking maximum rainfall in an hour, 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in), was seen in Zhengzhou, the capital of the province.^[1] The floods and landslides have killed least 56 people with at least 5 went missing. 585,193 people were evacuated, 919,519 were relocated, and 7.579 million people were affected.^[2]

The floods were made more likely because of extreme weather caused by climate change in China.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

↑ 界面新闻. "河南：19个国家级气象站日降水量突破建站以来历史日极值". 新浪. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
↑ Xinhua (2021-07-22). "河南强降雨已致56人遇难5人失踪京广路隧道救援清理仍在继续". Sina. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
↑ CNN, Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung. "Record-breaking rains devastated central China, but there is little talk of climate change". CNN. Retrieved 2021-07-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
↑ "BBC World Service - The Real Story, What's China doing to fight climate change?". BBC. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
↑ "From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability". Reuters. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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[sinacom02-1] 界面新闻. "河南：19个国家级气象站日降水量突破建站以来历史日极值". 新浪. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[xinhua01-2] Xinhua (2021-07-22). "河南强降雨已致56人遇难5人失踪京广路隧道救援清理仍在继续". Sina. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[3] CNN, Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung. "Record-breaking rains devastated central China, but there is little talk of climate change". CNN. Retrieved 2021-07-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] "BBC World Service - The Real Story, What's China doing to fight climate change?". BBC. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

[5] "From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability". Reuters. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-23.

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