Volunteers check on an embankment along a river in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Town, Wuqing District of Tianjin Municipality, north China, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
TIANJIN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- North China's Tianjin Municipality has relocated more than 35,000 people from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, which has swollen amid intense rainfall.
The city, which neighbors Beijing, upgraded its emergency response for flood on Tuesday from Level III to Level I, the highest level, said Tianjin's flood control and drought relief headquarters.
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows flood passing through a flood gate of Yongding New River, an artificial waterway in the lower reaches of Yongding River, in north China's Tianjin Municipality. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Medical workers calculate evacuated residents' medicine demand at a temporary shelter in Wuqing District of Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Evacuated residents chat at a temporary shelter in Wuqing District of Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
A staff member prepares food for evacuated residents at a temporary shelter in Wuqing District of Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)■
