Armed police officers carry sandbags on their shoulders to reinforce an embankment in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. With the rising waters of the Changjiang River about to flow over the embankment near Poyang county, armed police troops came to join flood control operations. Almost every day over the past week, they've done their utmost to carry and pile sandbags along the embankment while enduring sweltering weather. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
An aerial photo shows the embankment along the Changjiang River between Jiangjialing and Zhujiaqiao in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Armed police officers take a break on the embankment in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
An aerial photo shows the embankment along the Changjiang River between Jiangjialing and Zhujiaqiao in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Residents rest at a primary school after being evacuated from flood-hit areas in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Residents rest at a primary school after being evacuated from flood-hit areas in Poyang county, East China's Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]
