Onlookers watch as two people await rescuers after being washed up on an island in Qiantang River, East China’s Zhejiang Province July 30, 2003. Seven tourists were carried away by the tide and four people are still missing. Scorching temperatures in Hangzhou, capital of the province, are pushing citizens to the river in search of relief. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Two people await rescuers after being washed up on an island in Qiantang River, East China’s Zhejiang Province July 30, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Onlookers watch as rescuers search for the missing tourists July 30, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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