China moves residents out of flooded areas, drains tunnels

Rescuers in central China are using bulldozers and rubber boats to move residents out of flooded neighborhoods after torrential rains killed at least 56 people

BEIJING -- Rescuers used bulldozers and rubber boats to move residents out of flooded neighborhoods in central China on Saturday after torrential rains killed at least 56 people. In Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million people, government crews armed with industrial pumps finished draining water from a major traffic tunnel, according to a news report. The rains that started Tuesday in densely populated Henan were the heaviest on record, according to the government. On Saturday, skies were mostly clear but parts of Zhengzhou and other cities including Xinxiang, Hebi and Anyang still were under water.