As rains ease in central China, 3 million people still struggling with effects of deadly flooding

The official death toll from devastating floods that struck China’s central province of Henan was raised to 33 on July 22, 2021. Local authorities also said that more than 3 million people have been affected by the severe weather, which slammed the provincial capital Zhengzhou. Flooding caused by record rainfall over several days has started to recede, but residents have limited access to clean water, food, electricity as they cope with the devastation in their city.