Firefighters use life rafts to evacuate people trapped by a flood in Shantou, Guangdong province, on Sunday. Continuous heavy rainfall over the past week has caused serious flooding in Shantou and other areas in southern China, affecting millions of people. Photo: VCG

An excavator is used to transport people to safety in Shantou on Sunday. Photo: VCG

A villager walks through floodwater carrying his belongings in a village in Shantou on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Rescuers provide residents with food in a village in Shantou on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Shantou’s Chaoyang district was flooded on Sunday. Photo: VCG