‘The water rose very quickly’


TOPSHOT - Flooded buildings are seen in Congjiang, in China’s southwest Guizhou province on June 24, 2025. Severe flooding in China's southwestern province of Guizhou has forced more than 80,000 people to flee their homes, Beijing's state media said on June 25. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Flooding in the country’s southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said, as a collapsed bridge forced the dramatic rescue of a truck driver left dangling over the edge.

China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heat waves scorching wide swaths of the country while rainstorms pummel other regions.

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