Rescuers evacuate tourists stranded by flood in east China's Zhejiang

Firefighters successfully rescued 16 tourists stranded by a flooded river on Sunday after heavy rainfall in Lishui City, east China's Zhejiang Province.

The 16 tourists, who had been playing outside in Guchuan Village of Lishui City, were unable to return home due to a flooded stream that blocked the road as the water level surged following heavy rainfall upstream.

Local firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a call for help. Upon arrival, they discovered that the stream was swift, narrow, and the underwater conditions were unclear. Judging from the situation, the firefighters started the rescue with ropes and lifeboats. The ropes served as protection, preventing the boats from drifting downstream.

Equipped with life jackets, the rescuers set up safety ropes and used the lifeboats to evacuate the trapped people in batches. After more than an hour of intense rescue, all the 16 people were successfully transferred to a safe area.

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.