Songshan Road in Zhengzhou, damaged by the floods.
Date
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) – 31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
Location
Henan, China (most affected) Hebei, Shanxi and Hubei (partially affected)
Deaths
302[1][2]—398[3][4][Note 1]
Property damage
Around 82 billion yuan (US$12.7 billion)[5]
China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.[Note 2] On 2 August 2021, provincial authorities reported 302 deaths (292 in Zhengzhou), and over 50 missing people.[1][2] Later, government investigations led to conclude that provincial officials had “deliberately impeded and withheld reports of up to 139 cases”, and that the full death toll was 398.[12][13] The floods caused the evacuation of 815,000 people, and affected 14.5 million people around the province.[1] The intensity of the floods was believed to have been amplified by extreme weather caused by climate change.[14][15][16]
^ abc"河南极端降雨已致302人遇难 其中郑州市292人遇难". 2 August 2021.
^ ab"快讯！河南共有150个县市区受灾，因灾遇难302人". henandaily.cn. 2 August 2021.
^Helen, Davidson (23 January 2022). "Chinese officials arrested for concealing true scale of flood death toll". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022. The report gave an official final death toll of 398, with more than 95% occurring in the city of Zhengzhou. It did not give details of how many were new cases.
^河南郑州"7·20"特大暴雨灾害调查报告 [The Probe Result on "7·20" Torrential Rain-caused Extraordinarily Serious Natural Disaster in Zhengzhou, Henan] (PDF). Ministry of Emergency Management. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2022. 全省因灾死亡失踪 398 人，其中郑州市 380 人，新乡市 10 人，平顶山市、驻马店市、洛阳市各 2 人，鹤壁市、漯河市各 1 人。
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^CCTV news (20 July 2021). "24小时622.7毫米！河南郑州降雨量破历史纪录". 澎湃. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^Chik, Holly; Xue, Maryann (22 July 2021). "China floods: how Zhengzhou's 'once in a thousand years' rainfall compares". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^河南省水文水资源局 (9 January 2014). "水文调查". 河南水文信息网. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^板橋水庫. "75·8暴雨洪水". Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^Helen, Davidson (23 January 2022). "Chinese officials arrested for concealing true scale of flood death toll". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022. In a separate news conference, investigation officials said the concealed cases included 75 in Zhengzhou city, 49 in the counties, and 15 in townships.
^河南郑州"7·20"特大暴雨灾害调查报告 [The Probe Result on "7·20" Torrential Rain-caused Extraordinarily Serious Natural Disaster in Zhengzhou, Henan] (PDF). Ministry of Emergency Management. 截至 9 月 30 日，郑州市因灾死亡失踪 380 人，其中在不同阶段瞒报 139 人：郑州市本级瞒报 75 人、县级瞒报 49 人、乡镇（街道）瞒报 15 人。
^Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung (23 July 2021). "Record-breaking rains devastated central China, but there is little talk of climate change". CNN. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^"BBC World Service - The Real Story, What's China doing to fight climate change?". BBC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^"From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability". Reuters. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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