XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a flooded area near Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240508) -- HOUSTON, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a flooded area near Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240508) -- HOUSTON, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a flooded area near Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240508) -- HOUSTON, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a flooded area in Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240508) -- HOUSTON, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a flooded area in Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240508) -- HOUSTON, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows people and dogs wading through a flooded area in Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240506) -- HOUSTON, May 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows an flooded area near Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls that continue to pound the state. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

U.S.-TEXAS-FLOOD

(240506) -- HOUSTON, May 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People carrying their dog wade through a waterlogged road in Channelview, east of Houston, Texas, the United States, May 5, 2024. At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one third counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls that continue to pound the state. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)