People from Xinzhouqiao community in Hailing district use an excavator to expand a flood-control channel beside a drainage ditch. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_4df9b5f9b40b]
Local people in Hailing district of Taizhou city, in East China's Jiangsu province, have responded to the need for better flood-control measures, as heavy rains hit vast stretches of the area recently.