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Last summer, in China, record heavy rain fell to the extent that it was said to be 'the first heavy rain in 1,000 years', causing a lot of damage. However, it turned out that the authorities at the time reduced the number of deaths and covered up to avoid liability.
Correspondent Kim Ji-sung from Beijing.
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On July 20, last year, 624 mm of heavy rain fell in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province, China.
It was the equivalent of a year's worth of precipitation.
As rainwater rushed into the running subway, the water rose to the height of the passengers' shoulders, killing 14 out of 500 passengers.
A 1.8 km long tunnel in the city center was also completely flooded.
After draining the water, more than 200 vehicles were found.
Many people were concerned about the loss of life, but city officials said the death toll was six.
Nine days later, the city of Zhengzhou announced that 97 people had been killed or missing due to heavy rains around July 20.
However, the next day, the number of deaths and missing persons suddenly more than tripled to 322, and it was revised to 339 two days later.
Even this was not an accurate figure.
According to the results of the investigation released by the Chinese central government yesterday (21st), there were 380 people dead and missing at the time.
When Premier Li Keqiang visited the city in mid-August last year, it was discovered that city authorities had covered up the death toll.
Inspection authorities determined that the statistics were deliberately manipulated to lessen responsibility for the initial response.
[Chinese CCTV broadcasting: (Zhengzhou municipal authorities) reported the disaster situation late and neglected to supervise the procrastination
and false reporting of lower-level party committees, the government, and related organizations.]
It was decided to severely reprimand 89 related public officials, saying that it was wrong and caused damage.
(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, video editing: Cho Moo-hwan, CG: Choi Jae-young, video source: Weibo)