Published: July 22nd, 2021,
Last updated: June 7th, 2022
The heaviest rainfall in decades has caused massive flooding in the megacity of Zhengzhou. According to official figures, maximum precipitation of 201.9 millimeters was reached within hours on Tuesday. In a three-day period from Saturday to Tuesday evening, around 617 millimeters of precipitation were measured – almost reaching the average 640 millimeters of rainfall of an entire year within the city limits