A man in northern China was stranded in his car and carried off by rising river floods leading to a rescue by local firefighters.

At about 15:00 on the afternoon of July 30, affected by continuous heavy rain, floods occurred in Wu'an City, Handan, Hebei Province.

A man was driving his car through a partially submerged bridge and was washed nearly 100 meters downstream into the Minghe River by the torrential flood.

His vehicle was caught in the middle of the river more than 50 meters from the shore.

After receiving the alarm, the Handan Fire Rescue Detachment immediately dispatched firemen to the scene. After initial attempts to reach the car failed, cranes were brought in to lift the man out from his car.

Even with the limit of the working length, they were still more than 10 meters away from the trapped man. The fire rescue personnel tried to approach twice and threw the life jacket and rope but failed.

Finally, after 1 hour and 20 minutes, the trapped man was rescued ashore. The man was fortunately unhurt.

7月30日下午15时许，受连续强雨影响，河北邯郸武安市出现洪涝灾害，河流水位暴涨。一男子驾驶轿车行驶至冶陶镇大桥路段涉水通过时，被湍急的洪水冲入洺河河道近百米，被困于河道正中央距离岸边50余米处，现场情况十分危急。
邯郸消防救援支队接到群众报警后，立即调派武安市南环东路消防救援站出动赶往现场进行营救。
消防救援人员到达场后紧急展开救援作业，并采用涉水游泳的方法靠近被困人员，但因水流过于湍急，救援人员在进入河道20米后被水流冲倒失控。危急时刻，因水流突然加大，被困车辆开始翻滚，向下游河道位移近20米，洪流一度没过车顶，被困人员凭借顽强的求生意识将头伸出车外。现场指挥员随即更改作战方案，协调起吊车等工程车辆协助进行救援。
起吊车到场后，消防救援人员利用绳索辅助吊起一人靠近被困男子，在极限作业长度的情况下仍距离被困人员10余米，消防救援人员试图两次接近并抛掷救生衣和救援绳索却无果。现场指挥员见状，即刻协调更大型号的起吊机到现场进行救援，在此过程中被困车辆因洪流过急再次发生两次翻滚，并被湍急的河水冲向下游50余米，现场起吊车经过多次更换作业面进行救援尝试，与此同时，消防救援人员呼喊并指导男子爬上车顶。最终，经过1小时20分的惊险救援，将被困男子营救上岸。该男子被成功施救后，现场群众不约而同为现场施救消防员鼓掌、点赞。
据了解，该男子当天急于回家，又因安全意识淡薄，无视洪水禁行提醒，违规驾车闯入涉水路段才导致事故发生。所幸消防队员将其紧急救出，并无大碍。