Worst floods in 56 yrs inundate E China village

A girl carries two buckets of clean water to her house through a flooded area in Moshan village, Zhejiang province June 19, 2011. China has mobilised troops to help with flood relief and raised its disaster alert to the highest level after days of downpours forced the evacuation of more than half a million people in central and southern provinces. Central authorities have raised the disaster alert to the highest level 4, and the government is describing the floods in some areas, such as eastern Zhejiang province's Qianting River area, as the worst since 1955. [Photo/Agencies]

A man paddles a boat through an area affected by the floods in Moshan village, Zhejiang province June 19, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]