‘I can swim’: China husband tells flood rescuers to save wife first, touches hearts

When a couple in northern China became trapped in floodwaters, and as rescuers approached, the husband insisted that they save his wife first, moving mainland internet users.

Heavy rains wrecked northern parts of China at the end of July.

In Beijing, at least 30 people were killed after a year’s worth of rain fell in less than a week.

While in neighbouring Hebei province, a mudslide hit a village, leading to the death of eight locals. Another four are missing.

Jizhou District, in the northern part of Tianjin municipality, recorded the biggest mudslide in the past seven decades after receiving as much as 200mm of rain between July 28 and 29.

More than 10,000 residents were relocated, the Beijing News reported.

Floodwater inundated the streets of the district, with the water level rising to one metre or above.

One couple were trapped in their small eatery on July 28, awaiting rescue.

  

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