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Floods in southwest China have displaced more than 80,000 people, state media said on Wednesday.
Due to the collapsed bridge, a truck driver had to be rescued in a dramatic fashion while hanging from the side of the bridge.
China is facing extreme weather heat. In the country, the heat wave is heating up a wide part of the country, while the rains with storms have washed away other areas.
About 80,900 people have been evacuated to a safe place in southwestern Guizhou province by Tuesday afternoon, according to the official news agency Xinhua.
A football field in Rongjiang County was "submerged under three meters of water," the news agency reported. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed villages inundated and a bridge collapsed in a mountainous area of the province.
A team was also seen preparing drones to deliver supplies including rice to flood victims.
In a video broadcast by local media, truck driver Yu Guochun described his harrowing rescue after he got stuck on the side of a collapsed bridge section.
