Firefighters rescued dozens of stranded residents from flood-hit villages in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Monday after torrential rain triggered severe flooding and damaged roads.
Firefighters received an emergency call on Monday afternoon reporting that two men had been trapped by rising floodwaters in Liqianhu Town of Tieling County.
Rescuers waded through waist-deep water to reach the pair and escorted them to an inflatable boat. When the boat entered shallower water, one firefighter jumped into the floodwater to help push it forward.
The two men were safely evacuated after a two-hour rescue operation.
Elsewhere, heavy rain triggered severe flooding and road collapses in Huiyuan Township, Fushun City, leaving dozens of residents stranded.
Firefighters searched affected villages despite continuing rainfall. They set up rope lines to create a safe evacuation route through deep floodwaters, provided rain protection and warm clothing for stranded children, and used inflatable boats to evacuate elderly residents with limited mobility.
After hours of rescue efforts, all 56 stranded villagers had been safely relocated.
Nearly 365,000 people were evacuated across the province by early Tuesday as torrential rain triggered by Typhoon Bavi battered the region, sending multiple rivers above warning levels and prompting emergency responses.
Heavy rain lashed central and northern Liaoning from Sunday night through Tuesday morning, with parts of Shenyang, Anshan, Fushun, Liaoyang and Tieling recording extremely heavy rainfall.
Shenyang, Fushun and Tieling were among the hardest-hit cities, with Shenyang and Fushun raising their emergency responses to the highest level and more than 6,000 relief items dispatched to Tieling.
Firefighters rescue people trapped by floodwaters in Liaoning
Flood control and disaster relief teams are stepping up efforts in Piaohe Township, Jiaohe City, in northeast China’s Jilin Province as Typhoon Bavi moves northward, bringing intense rainfall across the region.
Typhoon Bavi, the ninth of the year, made landfall twice along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province at 23:20 Saturday and again around midnight, then moved inland. It is the second typhoon this month following Typhoon Maysak, which brought heavy floods and wreaked havoc in southern China.
Piaohe Township, located in the southeastern part of Jiaohe City, is among the hardest-hit areas. The township is particularly vulnerable due to converging water flows from the upstream Baishishan and Pihe River basins. To cope with the heavy downpour, more than 440 emergency personnel in the township have been deployed to prevent flood and evacuate residents from affected areas to safer locations.
The continuous rainfall has pushed water levels of Piaohe and Qingbei rivers flowing through the township to exceed warning thresholds, posing dangers of flash floods, landslides, and mudslides.
"We have activated 24-hour duty shifts, with inspections of rainfall conditions and potential hazards conducted every two hours. We are making effort to evacuate residents along the Piaohe River and Qingbei (river) basins to ensure their safety," said Zhang Peng, secretary of the Communist Party of China branch of Piaohe Township.
According to the Jiaohe City's Flood Control and Drought Relief Department, the cumulative rainfall in the City has reached 156.7 mm as of 15:00 on Tuesday.
Local authorities have coordinated efforts across multiple departments to promptly inspect and repair damaged roads and embankments, aiming to minimize the risk of river flooding.
Northeast China's Jilin steps up flood control as Typhoon Bavi brings heavy rain
Northeast China's Jilin steps up flood control as Typhoon Bavi brings heavy rain
