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were rescued but there were also those who didn't make it, when the system was flooded at a frightening speed. translation: the water was at shoulder level. . a child and i both nearly gave up. we were worn out. but i used my arm to hang on, and that's why i am bruised. in zhengzhou, the hardest—hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread across social media. throughout henan province, streets have become surging brown rivers, swallowing traffic in their wake. a year's worth of rain has fallen in the region within days. china's leader xijinping has described the situation as "extremely severe". soldiers were mobilised to blast around a dam. by diverting rising flood waters, they say they stopped it collapsing. rescuers have also rushed