More than 7,000 people have been evacuated in Huludao City of northeast China's Liaoning Province as heavy rains started to lash the city on Monday.
As of 19:00 Tuesday, Huludao City had recorded an average daily rainfall of 151.8 mm.
The most intense precipitation occurred in the city's Jianchang County and its surrounding areas with maximum rainfall reaching 534.7 mm, exceeding the historical records for the region.
Over 7,000 people have been relocated to safe places so far, with emergency response teams, including firefighters and police, racing against time to rescue those trapped.
A helicopter has been dispatched to evacuate the trapped villagers. Relevant provincial departments have also sent personnel to assist the county.
As of midnight Wednesday, a total of 83 people have been successfully rescued.
The heavy rains also disrupted transportation and communication in the city, cutting communication in 28 villages in Jianchang.
As of 22:00 Tuesday, communication in 27 villages had been resumed, with no casualties reported.
On Monday, China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a level-IV emergency response for flood control in Liaoning, and dispatched a team to the province on Tuesday to guide rescue efforts following torrential rains.
A total of 498 fire and rescue personnel, 93 fire trucks, and 35 boats have been dispatched to the scene.
China has a four-tier flood-control emergency response system, with level I being the most severe response.
In response to the command of the Ministry of Emergency Management, 150 people from China Anneng Construction Group of the Tangshan Rescue Base, along with 50 large pieces of equipment, have been dispatched to Jianchang for flood relief work.
Heavy equipment such as power pontoon bridges and high-power drainage vehicles has also been employed.
China is now still in its main flood season, with scattered heavy rainfall hitting both northern and southern regions.
Over 7,000 people evacuated in northeastern Liaoning Province following heavy rains
