STORY: Record rainfall swept through southern China's Fujian province, stranding residents, delaying trains and toppling trees, forcing drainage systems to work at full capacity in low-lying areas, China's central television CCTV reported on Saturday (July 12).

The province's capital Xiamen recorded 195.3 mm of rainfall between 8 p.m. on July 10 and 3 p.m. on July 11, breaking the city’s July daily precipitation record since 1961, according to CCTV.

Footage aired by CCTV showed firefighters rescuing residents trapped in waist-deep floodwaters across several cities, and highway maintenance crews clearing fallen trees amid torrential rains along highways.

The Nanchang Railway Bureau issued a blue alert for heavy rain and strong convective storms, with multiple trains passing through Fujian suspended or delayed.

In Shishi city, the central drainage hub has been operating at full capacity, with its pump station continuously discharging accumulated floodwater into the sea to mitigate urban flooding.

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SHOWS: XIAMEN, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (AIRED JULY 12, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

1. TREES SWAYING IN RAIN

2. PEDESTRIANS HOLDING UMBRELLAS, WALKING IN STRONG WIND

3. FIREFIGHTER WADING THROUGH FLOODED STREETS

4. FIREFIGHTERS SURROUNDING FLOODED VEHICLE, RESCUING DRIVER

5. EMERGENCY WORKERS ESCORTING TRAPPED DRIVER OUT OF FLOODED AREA

6. FIREFIGHTERS RESCUING TRAPPED ELDERLY PERSON FROM RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

7. VARIOUS OF EXTERIORS OF XIAMEN RAILWAY STATION

8. ELECTRONIC SIGNBOARD SHOWING RED-LABELED SUSPENDED TRAINS

9. VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS AT RAILWAY STATION

PUTIAN, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (AIRED JULY 12, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

10. PEOPLE ON MOPEDS WADING THROUGH FLOODED STREETS

11. POLICE PUSHING TRAPPED CAR IN FLOODWATER

12. VARIOUS OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKERS CLEARING FALLEN TREES FROM ROADWAY

13. MUNICIPAL WORKERS SWEEPING WATER FROM ROADWAYS

14. MUNICIPAL WORKER INSPECTING FLOODED AREA

JINJIANG, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (AIRED JULY 12, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

15. VIEW FROM FIRE ENGINE DRIVING ON FLOODED STREET

16. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS RESCUING TRAPPED RESIDENTS FROM FLOODED HOUSES

SHISHI, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (AIRED JULY 12, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

17. VARIOUS OF FLOODED STREET

18. VARIOUS OF FLOOD DRAINAGE HUB RELEASING ACCUMULATED FLOODWATER INTO SEA

ZHANGZHOU, FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA (AIRED JULY 12, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

19. VARIOUS OF JIULONG RIVER DURING PEAK FLOOD FLOW

20. VARIOUS OF FLOODGATE

21. VARIOUS OF RUSHING RIVER WATER IN RAIN