Local authorities of southwest China's Guizhou Province have responded quickly after multiple areas were hit by floods triggered by continuous heavy rains over the past few days, deploying human resources to evacuate trapped residents and carry out dredging work.
In Hongqi Village, Guizhou's Zunyi City, a mountain torrent was recently caused by heavy rains, and the water logging in a villager's house was over one meter deep. After receiving an alarm, the local firefighting authorities immediately dispatched personnel to the scene, using kayaks to reach the trapped villagers' house. Carrying rescue ropes, life buoys and other rescue equipment, they successfully evacuated the trapped people to a safe area.
Also triggered by heavy rains, Shibing County in Guizhou was hit by a flood on Saturday. After the flood receded, the local authorities quickly deployed human resources to carry out post-disaster dredging and reconstruction work. They also advised the affected people to restore a normal life as much as possible.
Liyutang Community in Shibing County was one of the worst-hit areas. After the flood receded, the entire community was covered with mud and weeds, which hindered residents' normal travel. Local officials, volunteers and residents worked together to clear the silt and disinfect the affected area. After more than three hours of hard work, the silt removal work was completed.
In nursing homes, auto repair shops and other places that were severely affected, local firefighters and police also participated in the dredging work to help restore the life order as much as possible.
Local authorities make quick response after rain-triggered floods hit southwest China's Guizhou
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to intensify airstrikes against Iran if a peace deal is not reached, while Tehran vowed it would not let Washington exit the crisis without paying a price.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don't agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," he added.
On the same day, Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said in an interview that Iran would not allow the United States to extricate itself from the crisis without paying a price.
Rezaei dismissed the U.S. proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a "show" designed to facilitate a withdrawal from the region, asserting that Iran would not allow it.
He emphasized that the United States must compensate Iran for incurred losses, adding that Tehran "will certainly obtain its rights and compensation."
The United States and Iran are close to agreeing a one-page memo to end their war, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported on Wednesday.
A potential deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment and the United States agreeing to lift sanctions, with both sides lifting restrictions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz, it said.
The New York Post reported on Wednesday that Trump said it is "too soon" to start thinking about face-to-face peace talks between the United States and Iran, despite optimistic reports that the two nations were closing in on a potential framework to end their war.
The United States and Israel began attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities on Feb 28, killing senior Iranian officials and civilians, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks against Israel and U.S. interests in the region and tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire took effect on April 8. Talks between the Iranian and U.S. delegations in Islamabad on April 11-12 ended without an agreement. After negotiations collapsed, the U.S. imposed a blockade of the strait.
Trump threatens heavier bombing if no deal reached, Iran seeks reparations
Trump threatens heavier bombing if no deal reached, Iran seeks reparations
