Farm Family Devastated by Flash Flooding

(Wuan and Xingtai, Hebei Province) - On the day Ma Zengping saw his father, his eldest son and his daughter swept away and drown in the disastrous flooding in Hebei and Henan provinces, tragedy started with a loud bang outside the door.

At around 5 p.m. on July 19, the family heard the crash of a large metal drum as it hit something in the yard. Ma's father opened the door to see what had happened.