When Mother Nature turns up the volume ⛈️, heroes rise to the occasion!
Heavy rains have been pounding parts of China, and local heroes are stepping up big time. In places like southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sichuan Province, and central China's Anhui Province, rescue teams are working around the clock to help residents trapped by floodwaters.
Imagine rain so intense that the National Meteorological Center has kept a yellow alert for rainstorms 🌧️—that's level three out of four on their warning system! Torrential rains are impacting many regions, and everyone's feeling it.
Between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, 13 districts and counties in Chongqing experienced heavy downpours. Water levels in six rivers shot past warning levels 🚨. Over at the Daqingliu River, which flows between Sichuan and Chongqing, water rose 0.29 meters above the danger mark in Rongchang District by 4 p.m. Sunday. Houses and farmlands were flooded 🌊.
But here's where it gets inspiring! Local authorities didn't waste a second. They jumped into action, organizing evacuations to keep everyone safe. By 2:20 p.m. Sunday, a whopping 3,654 people in Rongchang District had been evacuated 🏃♂️🏃♀️.
This is what community looks like—people looking out for each other when times get tough. Stay safe out there, and let's send some good vibes to everyone affected 💙.
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
