Flood control and relief work under way in South China
By Global Times, Published: 2020-07-12 16:38:40
Rescuers transfer stranded people by boat in Ji’an prefecture, Jiangxi Province, on July 10, 2020. Photo: CFP
Editor's Note:
Most parts of south China have been struck by floods, after incessant and heavy rainfalls swelled rivers and lakes there. PLA soldiers, armed police officers and local authorities have been making all-out efforts to provide emergency support.

Armed police officers and soldiers move sand bags for dyke reinforcement in Shangrao, east China's Jiangxi Province, on July 11, 2020. East China's Jiangxi Province Saturday raised its emergency response from level II to level I. Photo: CFP
Rescuers deliver supplies to a scattered settlement in Xijia Village of Ji’an prefecture, Jiangxi Province, on July 10, 2020. Photo: CFP
Rural roads and houses were destroyed by the floods in Huangmei county, Hubei Province on July 9, 2020. Photo: CFP
Rainbow Bridge, a song Dynasty corridor bridge in Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, was seriously damaged by floods. Photo: CFP
Xin’anjiang Reservoir in Jiangde county, Zhejiang Province released water by opening nine floodgates on July 9, 2020. Photo: CFP
Firefighters rescued trapped people in Nanping, Fujian Province on July 9, 2020. Photo: CFP
Firefighters in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The county was hit by heavy rainfall from July 10 to 11. Photo: CFP