Rescuers transfer a stranded old man in Shizhong District of Leshan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 18, 2020. Sichuan Province on Tuesday activated the highest level of flood control response for the first time on record, as rain-induced floods ravaged parts of the province. The province's flood control and drought relief headquarters raised the response to Level I, the highest in the four-tier emergency response system, at 5 a.m. Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
