Students take a boat to reach the venue for the national college entrance exam in flood-affected Shexian county, Anhui province, on Tuesday.(Photo: China Daily)

A road in Shexian county is waterlogged after heavy rainfall on July 7, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Many parts of Shexian are inundated after a downpour on July 7, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Students to take the national college entrance examination, or gaokao, walk into a test site at Wugang No 3 High School in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, amid rain on July 7, 2020. (Photo: China Daily)