The severe weather continued to move northwards, causing more cities to be flooded and crops to be destroyed. The official Xinhua news agency reported economic losses of 1.22 billion yuan ($189 million) so far. The storm alert was raised to red for four cities in the north of Henan province - Xinxiang, Anyang, Hebi, and Jiaozuo. Tragically, 12 people died in the flooded subway in Zhengzhou, while eight others are still missing in the province. Over 73,000 people in Anyang were being evacuated due to heavy rainfall. Xinhua reported that Xinxiang, a small city located north of Zhengzhou, experienced a record-breaking 812 mm of rainfall between Tuesday and Thursday. This caused seven medium-sized reservoirs to overflow, impacting numerous nearby villages and towns. As of late Wednesday, more than 470,000 people and over 55,000 hectares of crops have been affected by the heavy rain in Xinxiang. A search and rescue team of over 76,000 personnel has been deployed by the local government. In Hebei, two individuals lost their lives due to a tornado hitting Baoding. Following the fatal flooding of the Zhengzhou subway, the government has instructed local authorities to enhance urban transit flood controls and emergency responses promptly. Media images showed commuters wading through chest-deep waters in dark subway cars, with one station turned into a swirling pool. The Ministry of Transport urged local authorities to address hidden risks in rail transit immediately, including suspending trains, evacuating passengers, and closing stations during extreme weather events. Zhengzhou received 617.1 mm of rain from Saturday to Tuesday, nearly matching the city's annual average of 640.8 mm. The accuracy of weather reports from local meteorological services has also come under public scrutiny. The provincial weather bureau informed state media that they had issued a report predicting heavy rains two days before they occurred. From Monday evening, meteorological departments at various levels have sent out 120 million text messages to mobile phone users warning them about the storms, according to the Henan weather bureau.