Many people spontaneously help rescue workers load and carry sandbags to build a dike in Jun county, Hebi City, central China’s Henan Province on Thursday. (Photos: Xinhua, compiled by Wang Yushuo)

The dike protects the county and 26 villages against severe floods in Jun County as a result of the continuous heavy rainfall.

Rescue workers carry sandbags on the embankment in Jun County, central China’s Henan Province, July 29, 2021.

People fill and transfer sandbags on the embankment in Jun County, central China’s Henan Province, July 29, 2021.

People prepare sandbags for rescue workers on the embankment in Jun County, central China’s Henan Province, July 29, 2021.

China has deployed personnel, allocated funds and equipment amid consolidated efforts for emergency rescue and disaster relief after record downpours in Henan triggered severe floods.