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500 Trapped Underground – The Zhengzhou Subway Flood Disaster
What started as a routine subway ride became a fight for survival. Over 500 passengers were trapped underground as floodwaters poured in—and the city’s response came far too late. This is the story of ...
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Trapped Below - 2021’s Deadly Subway Flood in Zhengzhou
What started as an ordinary ride turned into a desperate fight to survive. Over 500 people trapped in a subway car as water surged in from all sides. 3 Habits You Should Start Now for Longevity ...
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Zhengzhou Flood Anniversary: Censored Memorials and More Extreme Weather
In Henan’s provincial capital of Zhengzhou, citizens were ... who died or disappeared last year when flood waters inundated road tunnels and subway stations. Local residents reported that ...
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How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes Led to Drownings on a Subway
In a visit nearly a month after the flood, Li Keqiang ... Image China’s premier, Li Keqiang, visiting Zhengzhou’s Line 5 subway tunnel in August. Fourteen people drowned there.Credit ...
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Services resuming on Zhengzhou's subway lines
People take subway line 1 on Sunday as part of the subway system resumed operation in Zhengzhou, Henan province, after a devastating flood in July. WANG WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Services on three of ...
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Hurricane Ida Raises the Question: How Can Cities Keep Subways Safe in an Era of Climate Crisis Flooding?
Later that same month in the eastern Chinese city of Zhengzhou ... York as a global leader in flood resilience. Since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, which flooded nine subway tunnels and let millions ...
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NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World
Newer subway systems in flood-prone parts of Asia may offer clues about how to adapt. As this summer's disaster in Zhengzhou made clear, Asian cities are on the front lines of climate-driven ...
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China flood death toll rises sharply to over 300
Floral tributes to those who lost their lives when Zhengzhou's subway system became inundated ... Bulldozers and diggers were used to lift people from flood waters in Zhengzhou A massive fire ...
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China flood death toll rises sharply to over 300
Floral tributes to those who lost their lives when Zhengzhou's subway system became inundated with water The death toll from the floods in China's central Henan province last month has risen ...
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China floods: did Zhengzhou’s ‘smart’ flood prevention system fail to prevent the disaster?
04:02 Zhengzhou residents mourn subway flood victims in China’s central Henan province Zhengzhou residents mourn subway flood victims in China’s central Henan province The other technology is ...
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Residents mourn drowned subway riders in central China
The Zhengzhou subway must take the blame and responsibility ... enhance their emergency response capabilities, implement flood-control measures and respond quickly to early warnings, the ...