Trailer requisitioned to plug up culvert in flood-stricken Changsha

Photo taken on July 3, 2017 shows the site of rescue on the flooded area in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2017. Flood which squeezes through culverts and dam breaches submerged farmlands and residential buildings here. Thousands of rescuers gathered to deal with the emergency and a discarded trailer was requisitioned to plug up a wide culvert, which largely eased the water flow. [Photo: Xinhua]

A crane slings a discarded trailer to plug up a culvert on the Weishui River in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2017. Flood which squeezes through culverts and dam breaches submerged farmlands and residential buildings here. Thousands of rescuers gathered to deal with the emergency and a discarded trailer was requisitioned to plug up a wide culvert, which largely eased the water flow. [Photo: Xinhua]

A crane slings a discarded trailer to plug up a culvert on the Weishui River in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2017. Flood which squeezes through culverts and dam breaches submerged farmlands and residential buildings here. Thousands of rescuers gathered to deal with the emergency and a discarded trailer was requisitioned to plug up a wide culvert, which largely eased the water flow. [Photo: Xinhua]

A rescuer ties a discard trailer with a rope before laying it to plug up a culvert on the Weishui River in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2017. Flood which squeezes through culverts and dam breaches submerged farmlands and residential buildings here. Thousands of rescuers gathered to deal with the emergency and a discarded trailer was requisitioned to plug up a wide culvert, which largely eased the water flow. [Photo: Xinhua]

Rescuers prepare sandbags to block off water on the Weishui River in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2017. Flood which squeezes through culverts and dam breaches submerged farmlands and residential buildings here. Thousands of rescuers gathered to deal with the emergency and a discarded trailer was requisitioned to plug up a wide culvert, which largely eased the water flow. [Photo: Xinhua]

A crane carries sandbags to block off water after a discarded trailer plugs up a culvert on the Weishui River in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, July 3, 2017. Flood which squeezes through culverts and dam breaches submerged farmlands and residential buildings here. Thousands of rescuers gathered to deal with the emergency and a discarded trailer was requisitioned to plug up a wide culvert, which largely eased the water flow. [Photo: Xinhua]