As the Chinese city of Zhengzhou mops up after recent severe flooding, locals are telling their stories of survival. By July 24, the official death toll reached 58 across Henan Province, but the real figure may be much higher due to media censoring, according to a local who escaped from a submerged tunnel on July 20. At least a dozen people died after floodwater inundated a two-and-half-mile stretch of highway tunnel in Zhengzhou, leaving hundreds of vehicles submerged in water. Zhao Jun, using an alias, told the Chinese language Epoch Times that he, along with hundreds of other drivers, were trapped in the tunnel, which is part of a major highway system connecting the provincial capitol with other Chinese mega cities. When he entered the tunnel around 3 p.m., there appeared to be no danger, Zhao said. “There was no sign of water accumulating on the ground, but then the …