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July 21, 2021

"Once in a 1,000 Years" Rains and Flooding Kill at Least 25 People in China
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At least 25 people were killed in China's Henan province as it was
battered with a year's worth of rain in just three days. At least 12 of
the victims perished in the inundated subway system. Dramatic online
video shows passengers trapped on underground trains, chest-high in
floodwater. Some 200,000 people have been evacuated. Meteorologists said
that kind of rainfall happens "once in a thousand years." Greenpeace has
warned China's cities would see even hotter summers and wetter rainy
seasons due to the climate crisis.


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