Mother Looks for Missing Daughter as Death Toll for China Floods in Question

It’s been four agonizing days for Lu’s mother, whose 18-year-old daughter is now missing after devastating floods swept through central China’s Henan Province. Lu Yanghan, who is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, had been sheltering in their second-floor home in Cuimiao Town when she was washed away by the floods, Lu’s mother told The Epoch Times in an interview. The town is about a 40-minute drive west of Henan’s provincial capital, Zhengzhou. “On July 20, there were heavy rains,” Lu’s mother said. “The floods reached the third floor of our building. My daughter was alone in our second-floor home before she was swept away.” She said her neighborhood was badly hit by floods, and many houses had been damaged as streets turned into rivers. Zhengzhou, with a population of 12 million, has been one of the worst-hit areas since heavy rains began to fall in the region on July …
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