The death toll from torrential rains in Central China's Henan province has risen to 302 as of Monday at noon, the information office of the provincial government said at a news briefing on Monday afternoon. Another 50 people remain missing, the office said. A total of 292 people were confirmed dead and 47 missing in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital.
河南省人民政府新闻办公室8月2日下午举行新闻发布会通报河南最新灾情。截至8月2日12时,此次特大洪涝灾害已致302人遇难,50人失踪。省会郑州市共有292人遇难,47人失踪。
Of the victims in Zhengzhou, 189 were killed directly by floods and debris flow; 54 were killed in house collapses; 39 drowned in underground spaces such as the subway, the tunnel and garages; and 10 people died from other causes.
其中,洪水、泥石流导致189人遇难;房屋倒塌导致54人遇难;地下室、车库、地下管廊管网等地下空间溺亡39人;另有其他遇难者10人。
The State Council, China's Cabinet, announced on Monday that it had set up an investigative team to look into the Zhengzhou flood and evaluate the disaster-response process, to draw lessons from it and to punish those responsible.
国务院8月2日宣布成立调查组,对河南郑州"7•20"特大暴雨灾害进行调查。调查组将对灾害应对过程进行调查评估,总结经验教训,对存在失职渎职的行为依法依规予以问责追责。