Heavy rain soaks Henan

Rescue operation: A family being evacuated to safety in a digger in flood-hit Zhengzhou. — Reuters

HENAN: While life in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, is expected to go back to normal soon after the deadly floods, the situation in the nearby city of Xinxiang has been turning grim as downpours swelled local rivers and caused a dam breach in one location.

As of Friday, the disaster had claimed at least 56 lives in the province and five people remained missing. The direct economic losses caused by the torrential rains in Zhengzhou have climbed to 65.5bil yuan (RM42.3bil).