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Emergency operations underway for flood-hit villages in north China’s Tianjin

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 3 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

Emergency operations underway for flood-hit villages in north China’s Tianjin

Staff members are on duty at an emergency headquarters in Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Emergency workers are on duty at Xiaying Village of Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Staff members prepare food and water at a school-turned relocation site in Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

People make bed at a school-turned relocation site in Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Volunteers deliver disaster relief supplies at a school-turned relocation site in Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a road and a bridge affected by flood at Xiaying Village of Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A resident clears silt at Xiaying Village of Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a road and a bridge affected by flood at Xiaying Village of Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.

Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250729/3c318737293d4cf7b26854942ceadddc/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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