During heavy floods in Beijing a man saved a trapped family by driving a tractor through the raging water to carry them to safety in its forklift.

Video of the rescue, which took place on July 31st, in Beicheying Village, Fangshan District, shows the area covered by flooding.

A family of three were trapped on a rooftop until the man in the tractor was able to lift them to safety. According to eyewitness Wang Haiming, the man who drove the forklift to save people was named Liu Bing, a local villager.

Wang Haiming said that: "The floods accumulated and descended from the mountains, and the rainfall became stronger and stronger, forming mountain torrents.

"The water was mixed with mud and showed a khaki color. Since 12:00 noon, Beicheying Village has been cut off from water, electricity and internet, making it difficult to get in touch with the outside world.

"The current signal only has two bars, and I can barely make a phone call. It is more difficult to log in to social software. Beicheying Village belongs to the mid-level area, with hills and hills as the main terrain. The village has a population of more than 3,000 people. There is no water or electricity at present, and the problem of food needs to be resolved. "

7月31日下午，受持续强降雨影响，北京房山区青龙湖镇北车营村遭遇洪水袭击，处于断水断电断网状态，有车辆被洪水冲走。男子冒着危险，开铲车逆流而上，用挖斗从洪流中救出一家三口，转移至安全地带。
目击者王海明介绍，开铲车救人的男子叫刘兵，是北车营村村民，是一位勇敢有胆识的小伙子。
王海明表示，洪水是从山上汇积而下的，降雨越来越强，就形成了山洪，水混杂着泥浆，呈现土黄色。从中午十二时开始，北车营村就已经断水断电断网，很难与外界获得联系。现在的信号只有两格，可以勉强打电话，社交软件登录就比较困难了。北车营村属于半山区，以丘陵、小山为主要地形，全村人口三千余人，目前还没有来水来电，吃饭问题等待解决。”