-- Record rainstorms that have swamped central China's Henan Province since the weekend have left 25 people dead, seven missing, and over 1.24 million people affected.
-- Chinese authorities have raised the emergency response for flood control to its second-highest level, and Henan initiated its highest-level emergency response.
-- Massive rescue and relief efforts are underway to deal with the impact of the prolonged heavy rainfall.
Chinese authorities have launched massive rescue and relief efforts in response to record rainstorms that have swamped central China's Henan Province since the weekend, leaving large areas under water and at least 25 people dead.
In the provincial capital city of Zhengzhou, 617.1 mm of rainfall fell over a three-day period starting on Saturday night, close to the city's average annual amount.