Reporter's log: Eerie flooding seen up close

It seemed a long time had passed, but it was only 30 minutes or so, and I finally saw the starting point where a crowd of people were busy. They were unloading residents or reporters were recording the moments.

When we arrived at a docking place, a strong rescuer took the baby tenderly. This time the girl didn't cry. It was only a moment and she was back in her mother's arms. Then the family of four walked away. They told me they would live in a friend's house for a period of time.

After seeing them off, I looked back and saw three new rescuers already on the boat and preparing to start off again. Night had fallen.

I turned back and walked along a street where a great number of rescue vehicles were parked. They were laden with equipment and necessities.

I saw a truck's front covered with a red cloth upon which was written a sentence: When one place is in trouble, help will come from all around. It was signed by a rescue team from Yuncheng county in Shandong province.