Students trapped in flooded classrooms rescued in China’s Henan province

Torrential rains have been battering China’s Henan province since September 23, 2021. Many low-lying urban areas and villages were flooded, including a secondary school in the city of Pingdingshan, where about 3,000 pupils trapped in the school building had to be rescued. The central Chinese province was also inundated by historic rainfall in July storm that killed at least 71 and affected more than 11 million people.