Chinese province swamped by heaviest rains in 1,000 years

A woman carrying a child and belongings wades through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

People ride on a front loader as they make their way through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

Men stand on a vehicle on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

Rescue workers and residents ride a boat as they make their way through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

A villager looks on from a flooded house following heavy rainfall at Beiguan village in Weihui of Xinxiang, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

An aerial view shows a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

People wade through floodwaters with a makeshift raft carrying water bottles following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

People wade through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

A woman carries an elderly woman as they make their way through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

Villagers standing in floodwaters wait to be evacuated following heavy rainfall at Beiguan village in Weihui of Xinxiang, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

A man carrying water bottles and food wades through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

An aerial view shows a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

People ride on a front loader as they make their way through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

A man carrying a water bottle wades through floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

A man holding a baby wades through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

People walk on a damaged bridge after heavy rainfall flooded Gaomiao village of Gongyi in Henan province, China July 21, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

A resident is seen on a road damaged by floodwaters following heavy rainfall in Gongyi city, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS

A man stands on a stranded vehicle on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

Paramilitary police officers clear debris on a street affected by floods due to heavy rainfall in Gongyi city, Henan province, China July 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Stranded vehicles are seen on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

People ride a front loader as they wade through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

A damaged car is seen next to fallen trees following heavy rainfall in Gongyi city, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Rescue workers operate a front loader to evacuate residents on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

People ride a front loader as they wade through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

Rescue team members from the neighboring Hubei province evacuate a villager stranded by floodwaters, following heavy rainfall in Wangpimiao village of Xuchang city, Henan province, China, July 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS

People are trapped in a flooded carriage of Zhengzhou subway Line 5 as they wait for rescue, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China July 20, 2021 in this still image obtained by Reuters from a video.

People standing on a flooded road wait to be evacuated following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

A child sits on a makeshift raft on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

An aerial view shows rescue workers evacuating residents on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

Rescue workers transfer a patient in a wheelchair at the Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital which was flooded following heavy rainfalls in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

People ride a boat as they make their way through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

A truck travels on a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 21, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers carry out cleaning work at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, which faces water and power shortage due to heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 21, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

Rescue workers transfer medical workers with a boat at the Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital which was flooded following heavy rainfalls in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

Patients wait to be transferred at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, which faces water and power shortage due to heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 21, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

Children sit in a styrofoam container on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

An aerial view shows rescue workers evacuating residents on a boat past stranded vehicles following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

People ride a front loader as they make their way through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 22, 2021.  REUTERS/Aly Song

Medical staff members transfer patients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, which faces water and power shortage due to heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China July 21, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS

A man carrying a woman wades through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 21. 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...more

An aerial view shows a flooded road section following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 21. China Daily via REUTERS

A traffic police officer guides residents to cross a flooded road with a rope during heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 20. China Daily via REUTERS

An aerial view shows the flooded areas following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 21. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Residents wade through floodwaters on a flooded road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 20. China Daily via REUTERS

Residents wade through floodwaters on a flooded road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 20. China Daily via REUTERS

People wade through floodwaters on a road amid heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 20. China Daily via REUTERS

Workers replace a damaged transformer following heavy rainfall in Neixiang county of Nanyang, Henan province, China July 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Residents, holding umbrellas amid heavy rainfall, wade through floodwaters on a road in Zhengzhou, Henan province, July 20. cnsphoto via REUTERS