Heavy rain pummeled Gangnan District of Guigang City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday, flooding a village and farmland.
As soon as the rain began, Gangnan District immediately activated a flood control emergency response.
A village was cut off by floodwaters, and some homes were inundated.
Relevant departments immediately evacuated all affected villagers to safe areas.
Due to heavy rain, water levels in the Xintang Branch Channel of the Wusijiang Reservoir continued to rise, leading to a riverbank breach.
Then, floodwaters poured into downstream farmland, prompting local authorities to quickly organize personnel to seal the breach.
"When our village officials were patrolling the riverbank and discovered the situation, we immediately mobilized manpower and resources to carry out emergency repairs. The situation is relatively stable now," said Chen Shouting, an official of Batang Subdistrict.
By 19:00 Sunday, the breach had been plugged.
Flood inundates village, farmland in south China's Guangxi
Teams of armed police officers rushed to carry out rescue operations after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 17:06 on Tuesday.
The People's Armed Police Qinghai Corps Haixi Detachment immediately activated its emergency rescue plan following the earthquake and swiftly deployed five rescue teams and communication support personnel, with 27 officers and soldiers in total.
Ten rescue vehicles carried a full set of disaster relief supplies, including tents, demolition tools, medical emergency equipment, and communication gear, moving at full speed toward the epicenter area.
The Da Qaidam Squadron, located closest to the epicenter, rapidly assembled its personnel.
More than 40 rescue team members drove to the epicenter as fast as they could, carrying full sets of emergency search and rescue apparatus, medical aid and emergency support equipment.
One person was confirmed dead and four others injured as of 18:40.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, with the epicenter at 37.80 degrees north latitude and 95.56 degrees east longitude, said a report issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Armed police join rescue operation following 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Qinghai
