the government here said was affected by these floods. out of the city, north, the rain was still coming down and the rescuers were still rescuing. we have just come from a place where they are tidying up and trying to get back to normal but 30 kilometres north here, it is still a recovery operation. rescue workers there in fluorescent life jackets. and if ijust swivel you round to the right, this is a road that has turned into a river, a lake call it what you like. 100 metres down there, the water is at knee level. even further, it s at chest level. so the rain has stopped for now but this is still a crisis. from above, the huge scale of what happened here becomes clearer. the electricity supply and mobile phone coverage is not fully restored but the worst of the rain seems to have passed for now. which leaves time for other things. fishing, in an underpass? robin brant, bbc news, zhengzhou, in eastern china. subpostmasters and postmistresses