China flood heroes keep pregnant woman afloat for hours, one shouts ‘save my wife first’
- As historically bad floods and landslides hit China, rescue teams race against time to save people trapped in homes
Three men in China who kept a pregnant woman afloat in flood water for more than three hours before rescue teams arrived have been hailed as heroes on mainland social media.
In July, heavy rainfall pounded central and southern parts of the country.
Central Hunan province was one of the worst hit with severe flooding and landslides.
As continual downpours drenched the area, rescue teams raced against time in motorboats to save residents trapped in their homes.
On July 1, a street in the province’s Pingjiang county was hit by flood water, submerging ground-floor homes and shifting masses of debris including computers and household appliances.
At one point, three men, almost shoulder-deep in water, grabbed a bedsheet hanging from a second-floor window of a house to stabilise themselves and avoid being swept away by the debris.