Torrential rains, lasted for more than two hours, flooded the streets of Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province on August 9, 2004, causing severe traffic jams. It is reported water in some areas was as deep as one meter.

A woman stands helplessly beside her moped in the floodwater in Zhengzhou.

Cars move slowly in floodwater in Zhengzhou during the torrential rains.

Workers try to get the pipes washed away to the road construction site in the city.

A police car drives slowly in floodwater in Kaifeng, another city in eastern Henan Province August 10, 2004. Heavy rains in the early hours Tuesday flooded the city's streets and caused much trouble for the local residents.

(China Daily August 10, 2004)