[1][2] Later, government investigations led to conclude that provincial officials had “deliberately impeded and withheld reports of up to 139 cases”, and that the full death toll was 398.

In addition, weak upper-level winds, normal for the summer in the region, made it so the storm barely moved locations.

[18] According to the China Meteorological Administration, the two main reasons for the storm were Typhoon In-fa, which occurred 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from Henan, and the continuous subtropical high pressure that guided a large amount of water vapor to the land.

The high pressure was affected by the Taihang Mountains and other topographical areas, causing heavy relief rain in the province.

Five Chinese national monitoring stations measured the following: Songshan (364.6 mm/14.35 in), Xinmi (254.9 mm/10.03 in), Xinzheng (196 mm/7.72 in), Dengfeng (192.8 mm/7.59 in), and Yanshi (183.3 mm/7.22 in).

[23] Videos emerged, showing cars floating in streets and Zhengzhou Metro passengers waist-deep in water inside their carriage.

[24] Many cars on a road near the Danshi community in Longhu Town, Xinzheng were washed up by the rain.

[28] The Zhengzhou flooding raised concerns over whether the storm drain system offers sufficient drainage.

Up to four days after the torrential rains, some rural areas remained inaccessible due to persistent flooding of access roads.

[42] Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for all-out efforts during rescue and relief operations and stressed that ensuring people's lives and safety is a top priority.

[45][46][47][48][49] As of 21 July 2021, several Chinese companies donated a total of RMB 2 billion towards disaster relief funds.

[13] By 23 January, 8 executives, mainly from local municipal construction companies, were arrested by police on several charges.