7月17日以来，河南出现持续性强降水天气，全省大部出现暴雨、大暴雨，强降水主要集中在西部、北部和中部地区，郑州、焦作、新乡等10地市出现特大暴雨。

 

A total of 12 people have been killed in the torrential rains in the downtown area of Zhengzhou, the provincial¹ capital of central China's Henan province, the local government said. About 100,000 people have been relocated to safe places, it added. The accumulated rainfall reached 449 mm on average in Zhengzhou from 6 pm Sunday to midnight Tuesday.

河南省政府表示，截至目前，暴雨已造成郑州市区12人死亡，当地已转移避险约10万人。7月18日18时至21日0时，郑州累积平均降水量达449毫米。

 

Zhengzhou received average precipitation of 457.5 mm within 24 hours to 5 pm Tuesday, the highest daily rainfall since the weather record began. The city also reported record-high hourly precipitation of 201.9 mm between 4 pm and 5 pm on Tuesday, the Henan provincial meteorological center said.

河南省气象中心表示，截至7月20日17时，郑州24小时平均降雨量457.5毫米，超过有气象记录以来极值。7月20日16-17时，郑州降雨量达201.9毫米，超过我国陆地小时降雨量极值。

 

Rainstorms caused severe waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and power outages in Zhengzhou.

暴雨导致郑州市区出现严重内涝，交通受到严重影响，电力中断。

 

More than 160 trains stopped services at Zhengzhoudong Railway Station, stranding² a large number of passengers.

郑州东站160余趟列车停运，造成大量旅客滞留。

 

The severe waterlogging has led to the virtual paralysis³ of the city's road traffic. Over 80 bus lines have been suspended, more than 100 temporarily detoured⁴, and the subway service has also been temporarily suspended.

严重内涝导致郑州路面交通基本瘫痪。80多条公交线路停运，100多条线路临时绕行，地铁暂停运营。

 

Both Henan provincial and Zhengzhou municipal flood control and drought relief headquarters have raised the emergency response for meteorological disasters to level I.

河南省和郑州市防汛抗旱总指挥部均将防汛应急响应级别提升为Ⅰ级。

 

China's central government has upgraded the nationwide flood control emergency response level from Level III to Level II at 3:00 am Wednesday local time, according to the relevant provisions of the State Emergency Plan for Flood Control and Drought Relief.

根据《国家防汛抗旱应急预案》有关规定，国家防总决定于7月21日3时将防汛Ⅲ级应急响应提升至Ⅱ级。

 

经请示中部战区批准，已调派解放军指战员（PLA soldiers）730人。武警官兵（armed forces）1159人、车辆60余辆，消防救援队伍（firefighting and rescue team）指战员6760人次、1383车次，民兵（the militia）690人，冲锋舟35艘，其它各类抢险装备25784套参与抢险救援。目前，救援工作仍在进行当中。

 

应急管理部（the Ministry⁵ of Emergency Management）第一时间启动消防救援队伍跨区域增援预案，连夜调派河北、山西、江苏、安徽、江西、山东、湖北7省消防救援水上救援专业队伍（professional marine⁶ rescue team）1800名指战员、250艘舟艇、7套“龙吸水”大功率排涝车（high-power drainage vehicles）、11套远程供水系统、1.85万余件（套）抗洪抢险救援装备紧急驰援河南防汛抢险救灾。

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