A helmeted man riding an electric scooter was tragically swept away by fast-flowing floodwaters in eastern China.

Terrifying video filmed in Zibo City in Shandong Province on July 5 shows a man, seemingly a delivery rider, navigating through a flooded street, suddenly falling and plunging into the rushing currents. Despite frantic warnings from bystanders about the imminent danger, the man lost his balance in the swift current and was swiftly carried away, disappearing from view after being swept several dozen meters downstream.

Promptly alerted citizens immediately contacted the fire rescue services. Firefighters responded swiftly, though upon arrival, they did not locate the man, prompting hopes that he had managed to escape and survive the ordeal. Throughout the night, the fire department mobilised over twenty times, successfully evacuating numerous stranded individuals, with no reports of casualties.

Earlier that afternoon, local meteorological authorities issued a yellow warning alert (the third strongest level) for the rainstorm, upgrading it to an orange warning alert (the second strongest level) at 20:40 due to the escalating severity of the storm.

7月5日晚，一场突如其来的暴雨袭击了山东省淄博市，导致多处出现内涝，其中博山区珑山路口附近发生一起令人揪心的事故：一名戴头盔的男子在骑行电瓶车时，不慎被急流卷走。
目击市民拍摄的视频显示，一名疑似外卖员的男子，头戴头盔，骑着电瓶车在积水中艰难前行。然而，不幸的是，车辆在行驶过程中突然侧翻，男子跌入激流中。尽管路边行人大声呼喊提醒危险，但男子在激流中失去平衡，瞬间被冲出数十米远。尽管他一度试图站起身子寻找被冲走的车辆，但最终还是被急流无情地卷走，消失在人们的视线中。
事件发生后，市民第一时间联系了消防救援部门。消防队员迅速出警，但到达现场时并未发现被卷走的男子，推断该男子已经脱困生还。当晚，消防部门共出警20多次，沿路疏散了大量被困人员，没有人员伤亡报告。
5日下午，当地气象部门已发布暴雨黄色预警，并在晚上20时40分将预警升级为暴雨橙色预警。