Posted on Jul 23, 2021
Drone footage shows scale of China floods damage
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Drone footage has captured the scale of floods in China's Henan province, showing stranded cars and a highway still substantially under water.
And as aerial pictures show the extent of damage, BBC China correspondent Robin Brant reports on the situation on the ground in the city of Zhengzhou.
And as aerial pictures show the extent of damage, BBC China correspondent Robin Brant reports on the situation on the ground in the city of Zhengzhou.
Drone footage shows scale of China floods damage
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As floodwater crashed through a busy subway station in China on Tuesday, desperate passengers tried to flee while others were swept helplessly off platforms.
In one train carriage, water seeped in and rose from ankle, to waist, to neck-height. Panicked commuters stretched upwards to breathe, while others lifted shorter people into the shrinking air pocket above.
In terrifying videos shared on social media, some passengers can be seen standing on chairs and clinging to the ceiling as the floodwater creeps upwards. One tried to smash a window, before realising that there was even more water outside the carriage.
Some filmed the unfolding tragedy, while others called loved ones or posted pleas for help. "I can't speak any more," one woman wrote on the social media site Weibo. "If no rescue comes in 20 minutes, hundreds of us will lose our lives."
As floodwater crashed through a busy subway station in China on Tuesday, desperate passengers tried to flee while others were swept helplessly off platforms.
In one train carriage, water seeped in and rose from ankle, to waist, to neck-height. Panicked commuters stretched upwards to breathe, while others lifted shorter people into the shrinking air pocket above.
In terrifying videos shared on social media, some passengers can be seen standing on chairs and clinging to the ceiling as the floodwater creeps upwards. One tried to smash a window, before realising that there was even more water outside the carriage.
Some filmed the unfolding tragedy, while others called loved ones or posted pleas for help. "I can't speak any more," one woman wrote on the social media site Weibo. "If no rescue comes in 20 minutes, hundreds of us will lose our lives."
'It was hard to breathe': China flood terror as train carriage submerged
Passengers tell of their fear after a busy subway carriage was flooded in central Henan province.
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