Post-90s volunteers guide relief teams in flood-hit Zhenlong Township, China’s Guangxi
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Li Henghao (R) wraps his chafed foot with gauze in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou, was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Li Henghao (L) helps members of a supplies transport team cross a collapsed section of a road in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou, was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Li Henghao (1st R, front) helps a motorcyclist push a motorcycle out of muddy water in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power, or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Li Henghao (1st L) and Su Derong (1st R) are seen on a vehicle after the main road leading to Zhenlong Township was preliminarily opened to traffic in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 11, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power, or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Li Henghao (3rd L) watches people cross a collapsed section of a road in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power, or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Su Derong helps people cross a collapsed section of a road in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Su Derong walks along a street after floods in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power, or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Su Derong (L) helps a volunteer climb over a hillside in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 10, 2026.
Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Zhenlong Township was cut off from outside access with no open roads, power, or network services starting from July 5. Volunteers gathered here to guide rescue teams to transport supplies and provide medical support. Among them were Li Henghao and Su Derong, two volunteers born in the 1990s who mainly served as guides on routes accessible only on foot.
At around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, one main road leading to the government seat of Zhenlong Township in the city of Hengzhou was preliminarily opened to traffic, Xinhua reporters at the rescue site have confirmed. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
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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.…
