As devastating floods begin to recede in China’s Henan Province, several cities are still underwater after one week. Citizens in the city of Weihui have used social media to plea for water, food, and shelter in the face of minimal government assistance since July 22. Flooding affected half of Weihui’s 600,000 residents, and displaced about one-third of the locals, according to a statement from the Henan Provincial government on Wednesday. Locals told the Chinese Epoch Times that some buildings are still submerged to the second floor. A staffer at the local Weihui flood prevention department said that the local government was acting only as a coordinator for citizens to organize their own evacuation efforts, according to a July 22 report from The Paper.cn. However, residents who spoke with the Chinese Epoch Times said that the government didn’t offer any coordination. Residents and volunteers began to coordinate and implement their own …