RescuershelpapetienttoevacuateneartheFuwaiCentralChinaCardiovascularHospitalinZhongmuCountyofZhengzhou,centralChina'sHenanProvince,July22,2021.ThenaturaldisasterhasinflicteddamageonmanyhospitalsinHenan,withpatientsandmedicalstaffstuckinside,waitingtobeevacuated,includingtheFuwaiCentralChinaCardiovascularHospitalinthecountyofZhongmu,underthejurisdictionofZhengzhou,theprovincialcapital.Daysofrainstormshavecausedseverefloodinginthehospital.OnThursdaymorning,rescuersstartedtransportingpatients,theirfamilymembersandmedicalstaffelsewhere.About5,000peoplehavebeenevacuatedsofar.(Xinhua/CaiYang)ZHENGZHOU,July22(Xinhua)--OutsidetheFuwaiCentralChinaCardiovascularHospital,theambulancesandrescuevehiclesaremostlysubmergedinfloodwater,leavingonlytheirtopsvisible.Attheentranceandinsidethehospitalregistrationhall,rescuersinyellowlifevestsuseraftstotransportpatientswhoarestuckinside."Thehospitalwascompletelyengulfedbyfloodwater,"saidrescuerChenLixin."Therewasnodrinkingwater,noelectricity,nointernetconnection,nothing."Torrentialrainhasaffectedabout3millionpeopleincentralChina'sHenanProvince,with33reporteddeadandeightstillmissingasof4a.m.Thursday,localauthoritiessaid.Atotalof376,000localresidentshavebeenrelocatedtosafeplaces,saidtheprovincialemergencymanagementdepartment.Rainwaterhasdamagedmorethan215,200hectaresofcrops,causingadirecteconomiclossofabout1.22billionyuan(about188.6millionU.S.dollars).ThenaturaldisasterhasinflicteddamageonmanyhospitalsinHenan,withpatientsandmedicalstaffstuckinside,waitingtobeevacuated,includingtheFuwaiCentralChinaCardiovascularHospitalinthecountyofZhongmu,underthejurisdictionofZhengzhou,theprovincialcapital.Daysofrainstormshavecausedseverefloodinginthehospital.OnThursdaymorning,rescuersstartedtransportingpatients,theirfamilymembersandmedicalstaffelsewhere.About5,000peoplehavebeenevacuatedsofar."Wehave1,075regularpatientsand69insevereconditions,andthenumberoffamilymembersisabout1,300,"saidGaoChuanyu,vicepresidentofthehospital."Mostpeoplewillbebroughttosafetybyrafts,butforcriticallyillpatients,weneedtousehelicopters."Apartfromthosescheduledtobedischarged,mostpatientswillbetransferredtotheHenanProvincialPeople'sHospitalforfurthertreatment,Gaoadded.AnotherhospitalthathasbeendamagedistheHeyibranchoftheFirstAffiliatedHospitalofZhengzhouUniversityinZhengzhou.Builtonlow-lyingland,theareawasheavilyflooded.StartingonTuesdayevening,ablackoutstruckthehospital,endangeringthelivesofabout600patientssufferingfromseveremedicalconditions.OnWednesdaymorning,thewaterhadswallowedmanycarsneartheentrance,andmedicalstaffwereusingraftstotransportsuppliestothepatients.Fortunately,rescuersfromacrossthecountrymanagedtoevacuatepeopletosafety.OneoftherescueteamscomesfromeastChina'sJiangsuProvince.Consistingofhundredsoffirefighters,medicalstaff,vehicles,raftsandwaterpumps,theteamwastaskedwithguaranteeingthesafetyofthoseintheFuwaiCentralChinaCardiovascularHospitalonThursday."Thefloodinghasswampedthehospitalandthebuildingsinthevicinityoveranareaof400,000squaremeters,andhasinundatedthehospital'sfirstfloor,"saidteamvicecaptainChenLixin."Theareawithinfivekilometershasallbeenswamped."Thehospitalhadnocontactwiththeoutsideworldandwasinurgentneedofdrinkingwater,foodandrafts,Chenadded.OnThursday,whiletransportingthepatientsandmedicalstaff,therescuersalsodeliveredfoodtothelocalareaviahelicopter.Theelectricitysupplyhasnowbeenrestoredthere.AfamilymembersurnamedLiusaidhelostcontactwithhiswifeduringtherainstorms.Sheis30yearsoldandeightmonthspregnant."ShehasbeenstuckinthehospitalsinceMondaynight,andIwasextremelyworried,"Liusaid."Itriedtosearchforherbycar,butIwasstoppedbytheflood."OnThursdaymorning,Liumanagedtocontacthiswifewiththehelpoftherescueteam."Iamjustrelievedthatsheisfine,"Liusaid."Therescuerstrulygaveushope."Enditem12345678910NextPageLastPage231