Additional cities experienced flooding and agricultural damage as the extreme weather moved north, resulting in economic losses of 1.22 billion yuan according to Xinhua news agency. The storm alert was raised to the highest level for four cities in Henan province, including Xinxiang, Anyang, Hebi, and Jiaozuo. Tragically, 12 individuals lost their lives in the flooded subway in the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, with eight people still missing. Over 73,000 residents were evacuated from Anyang due to heavy rainfall exceeding 600 mm since Monday. Xinhua reported that Xinxiang, a small city located north of Zhengzhou, experienced a record-breaking 812 mm of rainfall between Tuesday and Thursday. This extreme weather event caused seven medium-sized reservoirs in the city to overflow, impacting numerous nearby villages and towns. By late Wednesday, more than 470,000 people and over 55,000 hectares of crops had been affected by the heavy rain in Xinxiang. The local government responded by deploying a search and rescue team of over 76,000 individuals. In the neighboring province of Hebei, two individuals lost their lives when a tornado hit the city of Baoding. Following the fatal flooding of the Zhengzhou subway, the government directed local authorities to enhance urban transit flood controls and emergency responses without delay. Media images showed commuters in dark subway cars submerged in water up to their chests, with one station turned into a swirling pool. The Ministry of Transport urged local authorities to immediately review and address any hidden risks in rail transit systems. Emergency measures such as halting train services, evacuating passengers, and closing stations during unusually severe storms were recommended by the ministry in response to the heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, which reached 617.1 mm (24.3 inches) from Saturday to Tuesday, nearly matching the city's average annual rainfall of 640.8 mm (25.2 inches). The promptness of weather bulletins from local meteorological services has come under public scrutiny. The provincial weather bureau stated that they had issued a report about the upcoming heavy rains two days beforehand. Starting from Monday evening, meteorological departments at various levels have sent out 120 million text messages to mobile phone users to alert them about the storms, according to the Henan weather bureau.