The county has taken various measures in order to pass the flood season safely. (Photos: Xinhua)

Aerial photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows a ship loaded with flood control supplies on the river in Zhihedu Township in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province.

Two men patrol on the dike along a river in Zhihedu Township in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 17, 2020.

A staff worker operates a drone to check the levee in Zhihedu Township in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 17, 2020.

A staff worker records monitoring information of culvert gate in Zhihedu Township in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 17, 2020.

A screen displays the monitoring image of a water lock in real time in Zhihedu Township in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, July 17, 2020.