2021 Henan floods
Since 17 July 2021, China's Henan province has been affected by severe flooding, caused by a period of prolonged heavy rainfall. Record-breaking maximum rainfall of in an hour was observed in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital. Nineteen weather stations in the province renewed their daily rainfall records. As of 2 August 2021, provincial authorities have reported that 302 people have died, with 50 more went missing, 815,000 people were evacuated, 1.1 million were relocated, and 9.3 million people were affected. The floods were made more likely by increases in extreme weather caused by climate change in China.