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China: Typhoon Slams Guangdong, Students Flee Through Rain and Wind

A dramatic video from Guangdong, China, on June 17, 2025, shows students running through fierce wind and heavy rain as a typhoon hit their school. One student slipped on the soaked ground while others rushed toward the classroom for safety.

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National Safety Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students

Primary school students conduct a fire evacuation drill at the Youth Palace in Yantai, East China's Shandong province on March 30, 2025.

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - Primary school students perform an emergency escape drill in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Oct 12, 2024.

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - Primary school students conduct a fire emergency escape drill in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Oct 12, 2024.

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - Primary school students participate in an earthquake preparedness and disaster reduction drill in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Oct 12, 2024.

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - Primary school students perform an emergency escape drill in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Oct 12, 2024.

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Emergency Evacuation Drill

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - Primary school students perform an emergency escape drill in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Oct 12, 2024.

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers serve meal for relocated residents at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents have lunch at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2024 shows a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents have lunch at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers carry necessities at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker arranges medicine at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member prepares meal for relocated residents at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A volunteer carries necessities at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers carry bottled water at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers arrange necessities at a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-XIANGTAN-JUANSHUI RIVER-DIKE BREACH-RELOCATION SITE (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGSHA, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on July 30, 2024 shows a relocation site in a school in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province. Heavy rainstorms in the aftermath of Typhoon Gaemi have wreaked havoc across Hunan. In Xiangtan County, three dike breaches occurred in the Juanshui River in the past few days, prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members unload donated vegetables for relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites,

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers distribute donated clothing to relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, a

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents rest at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected resident

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A relocated resident receives medical checkup at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents are seen at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected resi

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children have lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected residents hav

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member prepares lunch for relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a tot

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected resident

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker measures blood pressure for a relocated resident at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement site

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents enjoy watermelons at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affe

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents queue to receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members prepare lunch for relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A relocated resident sends videos to her family during lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, an

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International Day for Disaster Reduction

WUXI, CHINA - OCTOBER 13, 2023 - Primary school students take part in a fire evacuation drill in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 13, 2023. October 13 marks the 34th International Day for Disaster Reduction.

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International Day for Disaster Reduction

WUXI, CHINA - OCTOBER 13, 2023 - Primary school students take part in a fire evacuation drill in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 13, 2023. October 13 marks the 34th International Day for Disaster Reduction.

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International Day for Disaster Reduction

WUXI, CHINA - OCTOBER 13, 2023 - Primary school students take part in a fire evacuation drill in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 13, 2023. October 13 marks the 34th International Day for Disaster Reduction.

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School Fire Drill in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2023 - Students perform an evacuation drill under the guidance of firefighters at a middle school in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Aug 31, 2023.

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Heavy rains force evacuation of 23,000 residents in NE. Chinese city

STORY: Heavy rains force evacuation of 23,000 residents in NE. Chinese city DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: SHULAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of evacuated residents in Shulan City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI ZHIHENG, Head of the emergency rescue center, Shulan City 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN GUOMIN, Principal of No.3 High School of Shulan City STORYLINE: A total of 23,000 residents in Shulan, a city in northeast China's Jilin Province, have been evacuated to escape flooding caused by heavy rainfall due to Typhoon Khanun. According to the city's flood control headquarters, the relocated residents are from 20 different townships, and more than 4,000 of them have already been transferred to 62 makeshift venues since Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI ZHIHENG, Head of the emergency rescue center, Shulan City "People in areas near rivers, reservoirs and ponds as well as areas prone to mountain torrents and geological hazards should be evacuated as early as possible.

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CHINA-JILIN-SHULAN-FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230804) -- JILIN CITY, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Relocated people arrange their room at a resettlement site in a middle school in Shulan, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 4, 2023. Some areas of Shulan City in Jilin Province suffered from flood caused by heavy rainfall. Local authorities have set up 21 resettlement sites and relocated about 12,550 residents. More than 980 rescuers comprised of militia members, firefighters, police officers, medical workers, and power and communication technicians are carrying out rescue work in flood-affected areas of Shulan. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-SHULAN-FLOOD-EVACUATION (CN)

(230804) -- JILIN CITY, Aug. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Relocated people have a rest at a resettlement site in a middle school in Shulan, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 4, 2023. Some areas of Shulan City in Jilin Province suffered from flood caused by heavy rainfall. Local authorities have set up 21 resettlement sites and relocated about 12,550 residents. More than 980 rescuers comprised of militia members, firefighters, police officers, medical workers, and power and communication technicians are carrying out rescue work in flood-affected areas of Shulan. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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People seek missing persons' info after Tianjin explosions

People hold boards as they seek information about missing persons on Aug. 14, 2015, at a school, which became an evacuation center after the massive Aug. 12 explosions in Tianjin, northeastern China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photos from quake-hit Sichuan

MIANYANG, China - Children attend a school class May 20 opened in a tent set up at an evacuation facility in Mianyang in China's Sichuan Province after the May 12 earthquake. (Kyodo)

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National Students Safety Education Day

Teachers and students conduct an earthquake evacuation drill in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, March 29, 2021. Today is the 26th National Safety Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students.

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National Students Safety Education Day

Teachers and students conduct an earthquake evacuation drill in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, March 29, 2021. Today is the 26th National Safety Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students.

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National Students Safety Education Day

Teachers and students conduct an earthquake evacuation drill in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, March 29, 2021. Today is the 26th National Safety Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students.