Firefighters Rescue Cat Trapped by Flooding in Qingyuan

Firefighters rescued a cat trapped on a post by flooding in Qingyuan, in Guangdong Province, China, as seen in footage shared on social media on June 22.

In a Weibo post, Qingyuan Fire Department shared a video showing firefighters collecting a cat stranded by the flooding. The accompanying comment says, “Hold on, come to save you right away! Every life deserves to be treated with warmth,” according to an online translation.

Global Times described the the flooding in Guangdong as “a once-in- a-century flood” and reported 479,600 people were affected. Credit: Qingyuan Fire via Storyful

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