STORY: Rescue crews raced on Wednesday (August 6) to clear debris and flooded roads as southern China braced for more extreme rainfall and spreading infection after some of the worst downpours this century, as East Asian monsoon rains peak.

Rescue crews in Guangdong scrambled to open drains and pump water away from urban areas, state media said, as the intense rain set off mudslides and felled trees on highways, tearing away road surfaces to expose cabling and other infrastructure.

Footage filmed on Monday (August 4) showed the extent of the floods in Guangdong, with cars almost fully submerged on heavily inundated roads as emergency personnel rescued people who were trapped to safety.

Reuters was able to verify the location of the footage from road layout, structures and business signs which matched file and satellite images. The date of the footage was confirmed by emergency officials.

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VIDEO SHOWS: EMERGENCY PERSONNEL EVACUATING RESIDENTS FROM FLOODED STREETS

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- Road layout, structures and business signs matched file and satellite images

- Date verified by Dongguan Fire and Rescue Department post on social media

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SHOWS: DONGGUAN, GUANGDONG, CHINA (AUGUST 4, 2025) (DONGGUAN FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT VIA CCTV - No resale / No archive / No use China)

1. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TENDING TO PERSON IN CAR ON FLOODED STREET

2. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL PASSING ITEM FROM CAR TO RESIDENTS AT SIDEWALK

3. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HELPING TRAPPED PERSON OUT OF CAR ON FLOODED STREET

4. VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CARRYING PERSON THROUGH KNEE-HIGH FLOODED STREET

5. VARIOUS OF POINT OF VIEW OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL APPROACHING TRAPPED RESIDENTS ON FLOODED STREET

6. WOMAN PUTTING ON LIFE JACKET

7. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL PUSHING OFF INFLATABLE BOAT WITH RESCUED WOMAN ON BOARD

8. VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL PUSHING INFLATABLE BOAT CARRYING RESCUED PEOPLE THROUGH KNEE-HIGH FLOODED STREET

9. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HELPING RESCUED PEOPLE OFF INFLATABLE BOAT

10. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SEARCHING FOR TRAPPED RESIDENTS ON FLOODED STREET