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Efforts to fight floods underway in south China

STORY: Efforts to fight floods underway in south China DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG XIYU, Zhangjiafan villager in Sizhou Town, Jiangxi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LENG YUAN, Party secretary of Sizhou Town, Jiangxi STORYLINE: As heavy rainfalls continue to batter south China, Chinese authorities have mobilized great efforts to fight the floods. East China's Jiangxi Province upgraded the flood control emergency response to level II on Monday evening, as around 485,000 residents were affected by lingering rain. In Sizhou Town, evacuation efforts have been carried out. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHENG XIYU, Zhangjiafan villager in Sizhou Town, Jiangxi "I'm relieved since a rescue team got us out, and I feel so safe now. I was very anxious then. If the second floor was also flooded, there would be no place for us to sleep." VOICE ON SITE "The village committee has arranged us to stay at a hotel." SOUNDB

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Efforts to fight floods underway in south China