Henan flood deaths triple

More than 300 people died in recent flooding in central China, authorities said yesterday - three times the previously announced toll of 99.

The Henan provincial government said 302 people died and 50 remain missing. The vast majority of the victims were in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, where 292 died and 47 are missing.

Authorities said 189 were killed by floods and mudslides, 54 in house collapses and 39 in underground areas. Six died in a roadway tunnel.