Facing Flood, Choosing To Stay | Tencent



Jiang Hai—Tencent “Living” Channel

Millions of people living in the Yangtze River basin had to evacuate after four days of huge rainstorms in early July. Photographer Jiang Hai found some villagers in Nanling County, Anhui province, who chose to stay amid rising flood waters—despite the difficult living conditions, a rising death toll, and a lack of access to drinking water or electricity.

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Millions of people living in the Yangtze River basin had to evacuate after four days of huge rainstorms in early July. Photographer Jiang Hai found some villagers in Nanling County, Anhui province, who chose to stay amid rising flood waters—despite the difficult living conditions, a rising death toll, and a lack of access to drinking water or electricity.