Residents gather on a bridge Tuesday to check out the rising waters of the Xiuhe River in Jiujiang, East China’s Jiangxi province. The water level of the river in the town of Qiujin had risen to 25.3 meters (83 feet) by 7 a.m. that day, breaking a record set in 1993. Photo: IC Photo

Residents of Jiujiang’s Hukou county cross a flooded street on a makeshift walkway on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Rising river waters submerge some roads and buildings in Jiujiang’s Yongxiu county on Tuesday. Photo: IC Photo

Floodwaters inundate a gas station on the G316 National Highway in the town of Qiujin in Yongxiu county on Tuesday. Photo: Wu Fayang/China News Service, VCG

Floodwater covers a truck up to its windshield next to store along the highway. Photo: Wu Fayan/China News Service, VCG

Floodwaters inundate an intersection on Jingjiu Road in Jiujiang. Photo: VCG

A “no entry” sign stands on the G316 National Highway in Yongxiu county near flooded farmland. Photo: Wu Fayang/China News Service, VCG

Members of the 7th squadron of the Jiangxi Provincial Corps of the People’s Armed Police Mobile Detachment stack sandbags to block the surging floodwaters in Yongxiu county. Photo: VCG

Local residents and officials join 21 firefighters from the Jiangxi Mobile Team of the National Fire and Rescue Administration in stacking sandbags to block a breach in an embankment in Yongxiu county on Tuesday. Photo: IC Photo