Tourists trapped by floods rescued in NW China

Soldiers reach out to people confined to an islet due to rain-triggered rising water in Arguna River in Hulun Buir city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, July 15. More than 50 tourists from Heilongjiang province and 20 vehicles were trapped by the floods on Monday morning. Local border forces sent a team to the rescue. [Photo by Wang Wei/Asianewsphoto]

Soldiers use excavators to pull vehicles out of floods in Arguna River in Hulun Buir city, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, July 15. [Photo by Wang Wei/Asianewsphoto]