Ordinary citizens who joined in the rescue efforts are praised online as “heroes”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
relief efforts by both everyday citizens and official rescue teams alike have warmed thousands of hearts online.
After successfully extricating the man onto the rescue boat and giving him a drink, the team continues comforting him as he cries. A video on microblogging site Weibo shows the severely damaged car being repeatedly overturned by the water’s strong currents as the man attempts to escape out of the vehicle.
Undeterred, the rescuers dove straight into the rapids and anchored their own ropes on both sides of the river, which acted as a bridge to help the stranded individuals cross back to safety. Mr Zhou Songlin, a villager from Sizhuo village in Zhuozhou city, Hebei province, had refused to leave behind his sheep farm for almost a week despite the heavy rain and floods.
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