The Chinese government has been accused of deliberately flooding the northern city of Zhuozhou and other areas to save Beijing’s prized high-tech sector from record flooding in the past week.
The floods impacting an area that is home to 110 million people have trapped residents for days as authorities open flood zones in the country to protect urban areas near the capital.
“The government tried to protect a community in Beijing, so they sacrificed the city of Zhuozhou,” said David Zhang, who graduated from university this year and has been photographing the devastation in Hebei province for the past week.“The overwhelming frustration is towards the local government and Beijing. The flood was caused by the government’s attempt to save communities in Beijing and Xiongan because of their higher status.
Hebei’s Communist Party secretary Ni Yuefeng said last week that it was his top priority to stop floods from hitting Xiongan. The area north of Beijing has been touted by President Xi Jinping as China’s new technology hub. “In the early days of the floods, the official propaganda only focused on how the devastation has been affecting people. But there were no rescue efforts from officials to come into town and save people.”over the weekend towards Jilin province. On Sunday, another 14 deaths were recorded in the city of Shulan.
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