Flooding in central China turns streets to rivers, kills 12 July 20, 2021 at 05:07PM

At least 12 people have died in severe flooding in a Chinese provincial capital that trapped people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles and stranded people in their workplaces overnight. The already drenched city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit by 20 centimetres (8 inches) of rain from 4 to 5 pm on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Henan weather agency.