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26 Jul 2021 Zhengzhou, China

China Floods: Death Toll Rises, Hundreds Of Thousands Flee

The severe rainstorms have now moved north impacting neighbouring cities and regions, with collapsed roads and damaged dams and reservoirs cutting off power leaving thousands trapped without electricity and water supplies. In one incident, 12 drowned in a Zhengzhou train.

Locals were unprepared for the downpours as weather forecasters had issued a warning for extreme rain for the wrong place and time.

Farmers in the Henan region have lost livelihoods with at least 200,000 chickens and up to 6,000 pigs lost in the floods

14 Mar 2018 ZHENGZHOU

"Green Fence" Proposed for Danjiangkou Reservoir

Zhang Yazhong, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) national committee and vice chairman of the CPPCC Henan provincial committee, suggested building a "green fence" to safeguard the water of Danjiangkou Reservoir, the water source of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, through the proper disposal and recycling of straw and household waste in rural areas.

3 Aug 2017 ZHENGZHOU

Mayor Keeps Promise, Jumps Into River

Li Zhonghua, mayor of Yongcheng City, jumped into the Huchenghe River to test the anti-pollution efforts of local authorities. Officials with the municipal government general office, environmental protection office and construction bureau all followed suit.

4 Aug 2016 ZHENGZHOU

Heavy Rains, Burst Water Pipe Create Sinkhole in Zhengzhou

Two Chinese people were rescued but two others remain missing after falling into a 600-square-metre sinkhole that formed within minutes in a city street following Monday night’s heavy rains, mainland media report.

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29 Jul 2016 ZHENGZHOU

China Builds Toilet-Shaped Water Research Facility

Back in February, the Chinese central government demanded an end to all mainland construction of buildings that are “oversized”, “xenocentric” or “weird” and a move toward architecture that is “pleasing to the eye”. Fast forward five months, and a 12-story toilet has been built in Henan province.

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17 Dec 2015 ZHENGZHOU

Chinese Premier Calls for Economic, Security Cooperation With Afghanistan

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday met with Afghanistan's CEO Abdullah Abdullah in Zhengzhou, calling for further economic and security cooperation between the two neighbors. China encourages companies to invest in Afghanistan's key projects and boost bilateral trade and called on both countries to step up counter-terrorism and security cooperation...

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5 Dec 2014 BEIJING

China's Massive Water Transfer Project Unveils Ancient Earthquake

Chinese scientists have found evidence of a powerful earthquake that shook central China's Henan Province more than 3,000 years ago, the earliest tremor known in Chinese history. Carbon-14 dating of samples taken from Xuecun village in Henan's Xingyang City indicated the earthquake struck the area sometime between 1500 B...

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14 Aug 2014 ZHENGZHOU, China

Economic Losses From Central China’s Drought Reach $1.2 Billion

Central China’s Henan Province has lost some $1.2 billion USD, mostly in the agricultural sector, to the current severe drought, local authorities said this week.The province is a major grain producer for the country. The drought has affected 19.3 million of its residents and left 1.1 million short of drinking water...

4 Aug 2014 BEIJING, China

Twelve Chinese Provinces Now Struggling With Severe Drought

Twelve of China's provinces are grappling with the effects of an ongong severe drought,  state-run media reportd over the weekend.Xinhua News Agency said 1.6 million people and 2.07 million head of overstock have been affected, and over 29 million hectare of crops are dying.Xinhua quoted Wang Hao of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research as saying overconsumption on top of lack of precipitation may have worsened the problem...

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28 Jul 2014 HOHHOT, China

Drought in China’s Inner Mongolia Region Threatens Drinking Water Supply

An ongoing drought in China’s northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is threatening drinking water supply to 600,000 people, half of whom are completely without water, local authorities reported this weekend.The drought, the worst the region has faced in three years, is also affecting farms, putting at risk some 150,000 hectares of farmland, 16...

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18 Feb 2014 ZHENGZHOU

Henan Section of China's South-to-North Diversion Project to Be Completed in May

A section of the south-to-north water diversion project across central China’s Henan Province will be completed by the end of May, local authorities said on Tuesday. According to the Office of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Commission of Henan, most work on the section was completed by the end of last year, and there are plans to invest another 8...

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6 May 2013 China, XINXIANG

Xinxiang Environmental Authorities Search for Source of "Red River" Pollution

Environmental authorities in Xinniang City in China’s Henan province are investigating the cause of pollution in the West Meng Jiangnu River, after local residents and bloggers last week reported that the river’s water had turned red. The matter garnered widespread attention after a jogger who had run past the river on May 1 posted a photo of the discolored water online...