Zhengzhou News
The heavy rainfall has led to a rapid rise of a number of rivers in the Yellow River basin.
"Some rivers have exceeded monitoring levels, some dams have broken down, while some railway services have stopped and flights cancelled, causing heavy casualties and property losses," President Xi Jinping said
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), a man on board tried to hijack the flight with a pen.
Air China said in the post that the plane made the unscheduled stop due to "public safety reasons", and that police and civil aviation authorities were handling the situation.
Chinese Police have a new weapon in their surveillance arsenal - sunglasses with built-in facial recognition - for nabbing suspects.
Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province -- a major source of factory labour in China -- has been a Foxconn manufacturing hub for years.
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