The death toll from torrential rains in central #China's Henan province increased to 33 on Thursday, while eight people still remain missing and more than 30 lakh others affected, local authorities confirmed.
A total of 3,76,000 local residents have been relocated, said the provincial emergency management department.
Rainwater has damaged more than 215,200 hectares of crops, causing a direct economic loss of about 1.22 billion yuan ($188 million), reports Xinhua news agency.
The Henan provincial meteorological observatory activated the highest level of rainstorm alert at 11 a.m. on Thursday, as rainfall is expected to continue in a number of cities including Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang and Jiaozuo.
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport scheduled 397 flights on Thursday, 219 inbound and 178 outbound, an increase of 315 flights from the previous day.
Meanwhile, 204 of Henan's 403 highway toll stations have opened, while 193 have partially opened with traffic control and six others remain closed due to water-logging and flood control.
Railway authorities are making every effort to ensure supply for passengers on 35 trains stranded in Zhengzhou, while workers are clearing railway tracks to restore the traffic.
#China's central Henan province received its heaviest rainfall in 1,000 years—Zhengzhou saw 624 mm of rainfall on Tuesday, with a third of that amount falling between 16:00 and 17:00 alone.
A second flood warning in southern districts of #TamilNadu, including Madurai district is expected following incessant rains increasing the water levels in the #VaigaiDam.
A statement from the state water resources minister's office said that the department will issue the second flood alert only if the water level in #Vaigai touches 68.5 ft.
The torrential downpour in #Mumbai in the past four days had an unexpected fallout - around 100 students missed the annual IPMAT entrance exams to get admission to #IIMIndore.
The affected students are now running from pillar to post, with frantic messages to #IIMIndore Director, Professor Himanshu Rai, and even Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the founder of Amazon, @JeffBezos, is all set to fly to the edge of space along with three others, aboard his company @blueorigin's New Shepard rocket.
Surpassing the #troposphere and #stratosphere, the space flights of @blueorigin will fly to the edge of space, about 100 km above the Earth’s mean sea level—the Karman line, also called the ‘edge of space’.
Photographer Chris Mathews shot a once-in-a-lifetime image earlier this year. Mathews was able to capture the aurora borealis in all its colourful glory over the erupting Geldingadalur volcano in #Iceland.
"The volcano is located on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, close to the international airport and not far from where I live," Mathews said.
Now, in a stunning capture, ocean scientists have recorded video footage of a creature that would put even the most deceitful of creatures to shame: an almost-invisible, eight-legged glass octopus!
This elusive organism, similar to glass frogs or comb jellies, is completely transparent. The only features that can be seen are its cylindrical eyes, optic nerve, and digestive tract.