A rescuer carries an elderly woman on his back from her flooded home on Thursday June 20 in Shexian county, Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province. The city has been hit with a deluge of rain exceeding 160 millimeters in some places, leading to severe flooding Photo: Xinhua

Houses collapse in a landslide on Thursday in Huangshan. Photo: Provided by a local citizen

Villagers rescue pigs after the Peilang River broke its banks in Xiuning, Huangshan. Photo: Provided by a local citizen

A car is swept away by floodwaters on Thursday, in Shexian county, Huangshan. Photo: Provided by a local citizen

Severe flooding in Xiuning, Huangshan, on Thursday. Xiuning’s meteorological station issued a succession of red warnings for heavy rainfall on that day, and after six hours of precipitation in townships such as Haiyang, Qiyunshan and Lantian in Xiuning county, total rainfall may reach more than 160 millimeters. Photo: Screenshot from CNR.com

The National Fire and Rescue Administration's Anhui mobile team carries out flood mitigation work in Xiuning on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

Floodwaters spill over the river banks in Tunxi district, Huangshan on Thursday, inundating the downtown area. Photo: Screenshot from local citizen

Farmland is flooded in a nearby village in Tunxi district on Thursday. Photo: Provided by a local citizen

Police officers from the Qiankou Township Police Station in Huizhou district, Huangshan, carry people on their backs through the floodwaters. Photo: Xinhua