Original title: Heavy rain in Henan has killed 56 people and 5 people are missing. Rescue and cleanup of Jingguang Road tunnel continues
According to the information provided by the Henan Provincial Emergency Management Department, as of press time, heavy rainfall in Henan has caused 56 deaths and 5 missing. Comprehensive rescue work is underway. The rescue cleanup of the Jingguang Road Tunnel, which has attracted public attention, is still continuing, and people have been confirmed dead.
Since the 16th, Henan has suffered heavy rainfall, which has caused 7.579,000 people in 133 counties (cities, districts) and 1,306 townships in the province to be affected. 56 people were killed and 5 people were missing. The province has evacuated 585,193 people. Emergency resettlement of 919,519 people, 208,033 people in need of emergency life assistance; 576.6 thousand hectares of crops affected area, 168.2 thousand hectares of disaster area, 25,000 hectares of non-harvest area; 3830 houses with 9943 houses collapsed, 7071 houses with severe damage, 21879 houses, general damage There are 23,406 houses and 62,233 houses.
The Zhengzhou Jingguang Road Tunnel, which was submerged in the rainstorm, has attracted much attention. Hundreds of cars are piled up at the south exit of the tunnel. The rescue team is currently draining the tunnel, but there is still a lot of water in the tunnel. It is confirmed that some people were killed, and the specific number is still being verified.
In addition, due to continuous heavy rains, individual towns and villages in Xingyang City, Zhengzhou were severely affected, and the masses are still out of contact. The specific figures are unknown.
At present, the post-disaster reconstruction work is advancing, and some roads still have accumulated water, and the roadbed has risks such as collapse after long-term soaking. (Reporter Shi Linjing Niu Shaojie)
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