Shanghai Daily(@shanghaidaily):A hospital in Henan's Zhoukou — the city's only provincially approved infectious disease hospital — was flooded after a 30-meter breach of the Jialu River embankment on the night of Aug 13, with water reaching 1.5 meters deep. All 405 patients, staff, and companions were safely evacuated by 11 am the next day.

Shanghai Daily

@shanghaidaily

@ShanghaiDaily, the official English-language newspaper in Shanghai, provides you with breaking news, in-depth opinions and insightful analysis.

Joined January 2009

1.1K Following 394.6K Followers

Shanghai Daily@shanghaidaily

2026.08.15 02:38

A hospital in Henan's Zhoukou — the city's only provincially approved infectious disease hospital — was flooded after a 30-meter breach of the Jialu River embankment on the night of Aug 13, with water reaching 1.5 meters deep. All 405 patients, staff, and companions were safely evacuated by 11 am the next day.