An excavator clears garbage entangled to a bridge following a flood triggered by continuous rains in Pengkou township, Liancheng county in Fujian province, July 26. The flood damaged bridges, cut power, water and communications and brought traffic to a standstill in 23 villages, leaving 5 dead and some 26,000 affected. The armed police in Jiangxi province initiated an emergency plan on July 25 and dispatched 260 soldiers for post-disaster reconstruction in the county. [Photo/Xinhua]