A RECORD summer downpour in the country’s central province of Hubei dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in just 12 hours on the city of Xianfeng, prompting authorities to move 18,000 people to safety, shut schools and suspend bus services.
Gushing brown torrents washed away cars in the city of 300,000 deluged on Monday night, local media videos showed online, as more than 350mm of rain fell in one area.
