Heavy rain has soaked many regions in northern China since Thursday, causing traffic disruptions and stranding residents. Rescuers are struggling to evacuate people from at-risk neighborhoods and clear mud and broken-down cars from the roads.
In Shaanxi Province, flooding in Zhidan County swept more than cars into the narrow streets. The piled-up cars caused the water to rise even higher, flooding several neighborhoods. Rescuers evacuated stranded residents before dragging the vehicles away.
In Xinjiang, sudden rains caused landslides along the scenic mountainous section of the Duku Highway, snarling traffic. Rescuers pulled a dozen cars out of the mud and resumed traffic early Friday.
Several cities in Hebei Province are experiencing flooding due to heavy rain. In some neighborhoods, water gushed into houses and many cars broke down in the waterlogging of the streets. Rescuers have moved and sheltered stranded people, while drainage of the streets is still underway.
In Inner Mongolia, rescuers have been busy untrapping on cars and passengers mired in flood waters on city streets since Thursday in Wuhai City.
Heavy rain soaks northern Chinese cities, triggers emergency rescue
