Why did Henan suddenly have the heaviest rainfall in 60 years
为什么河南突然出现了60年来最大的降雨
The city of Zhengzhou in Central China’s Henan Province has recorded the heaviest rainfall in 60 years in what has been claimed to be a once in a lifetime event. Meteorologists mentioned that the typhoon near South China and the topography of the region could be the major reasons of the unusual torrential rainfall. The maximum precipitation recorded in Zhengzhou in the last days reached 201.9 millimeters per hour, breaking the previous record of 198.5 millimeters in 1975, according to the National Meteorological Observatory. At least one died and two went missing from torrential rains in Henan
中国中部河南省郑州市遭遇了60年来最大的一次降雨,据称这是一生一次的事件。气象学家提到,华南附近的台风和该地区的地形可能是造成此次异常暴雨的主要原因。据国家气象台数据,郑州最近几天的最大降水量达到每小时201.9毫米,打破了1975年198.5毫米的纪录。