Residents pass through the junction of Dongfeng road and Huayuan road in the rain in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province, on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A resident walks on a flooded street in the rain to take a bus in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A man walks on Longhai road in Zhengzhou, where heavy rains flooded roads on Tuesday. Photo: IC Photo

Residents cross a flooded road in the rain in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Residents wade through a floodwater in the rain in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Residents move on a flooded road using a rope in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A police officer helps carry a resident’s bag while escorting people to pass through a flooded road in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Residents cross a flooded road with the help of a rope in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Floodwater inundates bikes on a street in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Residents wait in a shopping mall in Zhengzhou for the rain to stop on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Residents take shelter from the rain at an entrance of a subway station in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. The city closed its subway system at 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A hospital floor is swamped by floodwater in Zhengzhou on Tuesday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Part of First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University experienced power outrages on Tuesday due to heavy rains, People’s Daily reported. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

A wall collapsed on a street due to heavy rains in Zhengzhou on Tuesday, damaging seven cars that were parked near the wall. Photo: VCG

Passengers were left stranded at the Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou on Tuesday as trains were canceled due to heavy rains. Photo: VCG