Small yet extraordinary acts


Helping out: Flood victims in Xinxiang being transported to safety with a tractor. — AFP

ORDINARY people became heroes when they aided victims after unexpected torrential rain hit Central China’s Henan province last Tuesday and caused major floods in many places and turned streets into streams.

Its provincial capital Zhengzhou was the worst hit.

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