Zhengzhou, in China’s central Henan province, has been hit with torrential rain and intense flooding. Over 100,000 people have been relocated to safety and at least 25 have died, according to state media reports. Foxconn, which runs the world’s biggest Apple iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou, said operations had not been impacted by the floods. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
Taiwan electronics manufacturer Foxconn said Wednesday that its factory in Zhengzhou — known as the world’s largest iPhone assembly plant — has not been impacted by major flooding in the city.
Zhengzhou in China’s central Henan province has been hit with torrential rain. Authorities said it rained more in an hour on Tuesday than it normally would in an average month.
The result has been intense flooding in the city of more than 10 million people. Over 100,000 people have been relocated to safety, at least 25 people have died and seven are missing, according to state media reports.
Zhengzhou, an important industrial hub, is home to a major factory run by Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known a Foxconn. It is the biggest assembly plant for Apple’s iPhones in the world. Foxconn said its operations had not been affected by the flooding.
Foxconn told CNBC that it had “activated an emergency response plan for flood control measures in that location.”
“We can confirm that there has been no direct impact on our facility in that location to date and we are closely monitoring the situation and will provide any updates as appropriate,” a company spokesperson added.
Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
However, its CEO Tim Cook posted on China’s Twitter-like service Weibo.
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the flooding across Henan province, and the first responders helping people to safety,” Cook said, adding that Apple will be donating to support the relief effort.
Several other technology companies including Tencent, Alibaba and TikTok-owner ByteDance also pledged donations. China’s tech giants are currently under intense scrutiny from the country’s regulators.
‘Extremely severe’
Chinese President Xi Jinping called the flooding “extremely severe,” according to his comments published by the official Xinhua news agency.
Unverified videos circulating on Chinese social media such as Weibo, showed people trapped on a train in Zhengzhou’s subway system submerged in water up to their chests.
Other images show cars floating in flooded streets.
Zhengzhou’s subway network has suspended its operations while hundreds of flights have been cancelled. The army has been called in to help with the rescue efforts.
Various state media reported stories of rescue efforts including 150 kindergarten teachers and students being successfully saved and people being taken off buses stuck in flooded roads.
State-backed newspaper Xinhua, citing the chief forecaster for Henan province’s meteorological station, said the heavy rainfall is expected to last until Wednesday evening.
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Co2 emissions continue unabated and are holding in heat and sending that heat into the worlds oceans. Over population drives the use of coal and oil to support that population. These floods will get much worse until global population is reduced and condumption of petrochecmicas is reduced! China failed to join COP26 to meet these objectives.
This flood has less to do with the amount of rain that fell and more to do with water management and the amount of asphalt
Thats karma
Turn to the lord while their is still time
China 2019 iam inevitable flood are you sure about that
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I must be cast in a bag in the water at 72 years old. A double rainbow should appear. The Last Testament of the Old World is being written. Jesus is back.
Karma for china
They say that the rain has not effected apple products production. Soooo let me get the strait. The flooding is the worst in a thousand years, it's so bad that thousands who are likely employees of the factories employees, are gone due to evacuation or cant get to work. The flights are cancelled and trucks cannot pick up the products and ship them? UM…,Im inclined to believe that's a lie. I think the factory is shut down.
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Its shown how negative CNBC to China. Its showed that CNBC life is not as good as China citizens life
Just said that China iPhone factory is safe from flood
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Shame! Let’s compare to ida, see how news reported in New York
This time rain they know it be serious. Evacuated and relocated many families
Evakuation
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KARMA – CHINA IS THE WORST POLLUTER IN THE WORLD AND THEY HAVE A I DON'T CARE ATTITUDE. NOW THEIR FISHING AND TAKING FOOD OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF OTHER PEOPLE TO FEED THEIR MASSES – CLEANSING TIME – I PRAY FOR THE INNOCENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF CHINA. FOOD SHORTAGES-LACK OF JOBS-FARMLAND UNDER WATER-ELECTRICITY OUTAGES-NO CLEAN DRINKING WATER-AND MORE – PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION ON THE HORIZEN MAYBE ???
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They also built major cities over night with inept planning drainage infustructure. In mountain regions. Go figure
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IS THIS KHARMA FOR ALL THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD AND LAZINESS ON THE PART OF FEMALE POP STARS????
Goes to show you that we all need each other
Floods like this are why the US stopped seeding clouds. The results are difficult to control and often cause severe flooding. China needs to back off their geoengineering program and this would stop.
No matter how rich the country is, how tall the buildings are, how develop, natural phenomena will ruin evwruthing in a snap. So dont plant money, plant trees instead.
Somewhere else in the world, there is a drought like never before. Such is the deadly beauty in the conservation of energy of this world.
Its to hot, climate change, its to cold, climate change, its to wet, climate change, its to dry, climate change, what the hell?
Climate change……..can not stop laughing at that.
1000 years of STUPID compressed in 1 day…kiss your ass goodbye.