Relocated villagers return home after flood recedes in China's Tianjin

STORY: Relocated villagers return home after flood recedes in China's Tianjin DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:25 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of relocated villagers returning home STORYLINE: A total of 15,011 relocated villagers in Huanghuadian Town, north China's Tianjin Municipality, returned to their homes on Thursday as floodwater receded. They are the last batch of those who were relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River. Power, water and gas supply have been restored and reconstruction of damaged facilities is underway. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers return to Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker carries out disinfection operations in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker of a paper products company transfers materials and prepares for production in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers return home in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager arranges the bed after returning home in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers of State Grid Tianjin Electric Power Wuqing Company conduct equipment maintenance work in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager airs the bedding after returning home in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-TIANJIN-EVACUATED VILLAGERS-RETURN (CN)

(230817) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers return home in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Township, Wuqing District, north China's Tianjin, Aug. 17, 2023. A total of 15,011 people, the last batch of those who were previously relocated from areas prone to flooding by the Yongding River, returned to their homes in 14 villages of Wuqing on Thursday. At present, the power, water, and gas supply have been restored in the villages, and the assessment and reconstruction of damaged facilities are underway in the local areas. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230801) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers check on an embankment along a river in Shaoqidi Village of Huanghuadian Town, Wuqing District of Tianjin Municipality, north China, Aug. 1, 2023. North China's Tianjin Municipality said Tuesday it had 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, on Tuesday upgraded its emergency response for flood from Level III to Level I, the highest level, said Tianjin's flood control and drought relief headquarters. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)