HULUDAO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains have lashed the city of Huludao in Liaoning in recent days, trapping some rural residents. In the hardest-hit Heishanke township, the heavy rain has caused a number of roads interrupted and bridges collapsed. A joint emergency rescue team carrying relief materials has been dispatched by authorities to rescue trapped people.
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2024 shows rescue vehicles parking at a middle school in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) Affected people are evacuated by a forklift in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2024 shows rescue vehicles cleaning mud on a road in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2024 shows a bridge destroyed by floods in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) A vehicle with a rescue boat drives in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2024 shows a van destroyed by floods in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) A policeman guides the traffic in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) People walk on a submerged road in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) A vehicle transports a rescue boat in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) A man cleans mud on a road in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) People clean a shop in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) Rescuers walk across a river after delivering relief items to affected people on the other bank in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing) A bulldozer cleans the mud on a road in Heishanke Township, Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)■