Heavy rains triggered floods in China’s Chongqing municipality, which is why the country has to evacuate thousands of residents from the area.
You can watch the rescue work in the video above.
Rescue workers resorted to transporting locals to lifeboats in Langxi County, according to footage released by China’s state broadcaster CCTV.
China’s meteorological agency said last week that the country will face increasingly unpredictable heavy rains as a result of climate change.
Source: Reuters