/ Flood waters overwhelm Jiangxi village as residents evacuate

Flood waters overwhelm Jiangxi village as residents evacuate

2020-07-17
08:47

Two thirds of Longkou village are inundated in Lianhu township in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. The supplies of water and electricity have been cut off. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters from Lishui, East China’s Zhejiang province, take part in relocating villagers from Longkou village in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. The levee protecting Lianhu township at Poyang Lake collapsed in two places on July 12 and 13, and flood water soon inundated parts of the township. No casualties have been reported in the flood-hit area. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters from Lishui, East China’s Zhejiang province, transfer villagers from Longkou village to safe places in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers wait in line to board boats to safety in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers board a boat to safety in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers move a motorcycle onto a boat to take it to safety in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers take a boat to safety in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Zou Daoman, 52, a fisherman in Longkou village, helps transfer villagers to safety in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Zhang Jiangyan, 22, wearing glasses, brings her two daughters to her mother’s home by taking a boat in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

A villager rows a boat home at Longkou village to take things to safety in Poyang county, East China’s Jiangxi province, July 16, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers take water from a well after the water supply was cut off, on July 16, 2020. Some villagers who live on high land in the village stayed at home. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

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