Firefighters recently conducted successful rescue operations for people trapped by floods in northwest China's Gansu Province and southwest China's Yunnan Province. On Thursday evening, a vehicle carrying three people, who were enjoying the scenery at the bottom of the Hongshui River Grand Canyon in Jiuquan City, Gansu, was unexpectedly caught in a flash flood and stranded in the middle of the river. The three climbed onto the roof of the vehicle to await rescue. Upon receiving an emergency call at about 20:40, firefighters rushed to the scene and used a drone to locate the off-road vehicle caught in the rushing waters. Local authorities deployed a bulldozer to approach the stranded vehicle, which firefighters used to successfully transfer the trapped people to the bucket of the bulldozer, bringing them to safety. In Yunnan's Yuxi City, continuous heavy rainfall caused a river in Eshan County to swell on Wednesday, trapping seven people. Upon receiving the alarm, firefighters quickly mobilized to the site and chose to use ropes to carry out the rescue across the river. Five firefighters, equipped with life jackets, crossed from downstream to reach the seven trapped on the other side. After two hours of intense efforts, all seven were successfully saved via rope rescue system. SHOTLIST: Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, northwest China - Aug 7, 2025 1. Trapped people on roof of vehicle amid rushing waters; 2. People in bucket of bulldozer; 3. Trapped people, firefighters at safe place; Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, southwest China - Aug 6, 2025 4. Trapped people standing on other side of river; 5. Firefighter walking on rope; 6. Various of trapped people being transferred via rope rescue system; 7. Various of firefighters carrying ladder, crossing river; 8. Trapped people, firefighters at safe place. [Restriction: No access Chinese mainland]