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Beijing — In Henan, China, firefighters sit along a taut rope anchored in a swollen river, and life jackets grab a fast-moving stream below and plunge head-on. Reached a woman inside. In a raging brown torrent.
On Tuesday, when the car was swept into the river, female and male companions were driving a bridge that was already submerged. After that, the man swam safely, but the woman was too petrified to save her, local media reported.
When the firefighter reached the half-submerged vehicle, he attached a harness to her woman and guided her to ride on the ropes equipped on both sides of the river. .. Rescue, according to footage aired on state television on Wednesday.
She worked hard, she started a dangerous crossroads – she turned her face into the gray sky and her back into the swirling vortex.
Hooking her leg on the rope and pulling her hand on the line, the woman immediately returned to the other rescuer waiting on one side of the river.
Heavy rains struck several cities in Henan province, accumulating up to 317 millimeters of rainfall in 22 hours as of Wednesday morning, the China Meteorological Administration said.
The state of Central China issued 24 storm warnings within 24 hours as of Wednesday afternoon.
Heavy rains will begin on Tuesdays throughout China, including Henan Province, and more states are expected to experience heavy rainfall over the next two days.
China is vulnerable to summer floods, causing landslides and wetland farmlands and cities. There, rapid development and urbanization often disrupt natural drainage systems. Climate change has exacerbated the impact.
In July 2021, hundreds of people died in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province. Zhengzhou is a city of 12 million people, some of which have been drowned on subway lines. (Report by Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo, edited by Alexandra Hudson)
