Footage aired by Chinese state television CCTV on Monday (July 13) showed the dramatic rescue of a woman stranded in floodwaters in Kuancheng County, Hebei Province, after heavy rains from Typhoon Bavi turned a road into a dangerous channel of fast-moving water.

At around 9 p.m. on Sunday (July 12), local firefighters responded to reports that a woman's vehicle had stalled in the flood, according to CCTV, as upstream waters surged, creating strong currents.

During the rescue, a refrigerator swept downstream and narrowly missed them.

After securing the woman, the team formed a human wall to shield her. But the current knocked the lead firefighter down - he was swept away but managed to swim ashore. Bystanders held on to their safety ropes, while the last firefighter grabbed the woman and assisted her over the perilous 10-metre crossing.

The floods came after Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought ⁠heavy rain to the eastern coast and violent winds to the area's densely populated cities, testing the country's ability to cope with extreme weather.

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China state media shows dramatic rescue of stranded passenger from heavily-flooded road

VIDEO SHOWS: FOOTAGE FROM STATE BROADCASTER CCTV SHOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN CHINA'S NORTHERN HEBEI PROVINCE WITH SUBMERGED ROADS AND CARS / RESIDENT BEING RESCUED FROM CARS BY EMERGENCY SERVICE CREW MEMBERS

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SHOWS: KUANCHENG COUNTY, CHENGDE CITY, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA (AIRED ON JULY 13, 2026) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (CCTV - No use China) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. FLOODWATERS WITH STRONG CURRENT FLOWING DOWN ROAD AREA WITH CARS STRANDED WITH EMERGENCY RESCUE CREW ON SITE (STRANDED CAR CIRCLED)

2. CREW MEMBERS DURING ATTEMPT TO RESCUE RESIDENT FROM CAR IN FLOODED ROAD

3. AERIAL OF CREW MEMBERS TENDING TO STRANDED CAR PASSENGER

4. FLOOD WATER FLOWING DOWN ROAD

5. REFRIGERATOR BEING SWEPT AWAY

6. CREW MEMBERS STARTING RESCUE / RESCUER SLIPPING IN FLOODWATERS

7. AERIAL SHOWING CREW MEMBERS AND CAR PASSENGER SLIPPING IN FLOODWATERS, OTHER MEMBER SWIMMING TOWARDS LAND

8. CAR PASSENGER AND CREW MEMBERS IN FLOODWATERS

9. AERIAL OF CREW MEMBERS HOLDING ON TO CAR PASSENGER

10. VARIOUS OF CREW MEMBERS HOLDING ON TO CAR PASSENGER

11. AERIAL OF RESCUE ONGOING

12. ONE RESCUER HOLDING ON TO CAR PASSENGER AND CROSSING FLOODWATERS

13. AERIAL OF CAR PASSENGER REACHING LAND