STORY: China's Anhui beefs up flood rescue efforts
SHOOTING TIME: June 27, 2024
DATELINE: June 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:40
LOCATION: HEFEI, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of flood-affected Huangshan
2. various of the temporary relocation site
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG CHENGWU, Vice director of Huangshan Shoukang Hospital
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIANG QIUXIN, Volunteer

STORYLINE:

China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue in several provincial-level regions, including east China's Anhui Province.

So far, more than 702,000 people in Anhui have been affected by flooding and disasters triggered by heavy rains, and over 177,000 people have been relocated.

At a temporary relocation site in Xiaoxi Village of Huangshan City, volunteers and doctors are offering help to more than 120 relocated villagers.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG CHENGWU, Vice director of Huangshan Shoukang Hospital
"Our hospital sent 15 doctors here to offer help. After arriving here, I found things were more organized than I expected."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIANG QIUXIN, Volunteer
"I'm counting how many households are raising pigs. We're sending people, young guys, to help them out-feeding the pigs and making sure they feel settled at this relocation site."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China.
(XHTV)