A section of road in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, has been washed away, disrupting traffic. From Wednesday to Thursday, torrential rain hit 26 districts and counties in the city. As of 1:50 p.m. Thursday, six deaths had been reported in Dianjiang county. Photo: CCTV

Buildings are flooded in Chongqing on Thursday. The heavy rainfall resulted in 219 properties being damaged, leading to an estimated direct economic loss of approximately 82.35 million yuan ($11.3 million). Photo: VCG

Parked vehicles are submerged in floodwater in Dianjiang on Thursday. The deluge was reported as the highest recorded daily rainfall in local meteorological history. Photo: VCG

Shop owners are evacuated through chest-high floodwaters. Photo: CCTV

Floodwaters inundate the town of Yuntai in Chongqing’s Changshou district on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

The guardrail of a bridge in Changshou district was washed away by the rapidly rising river Thursday. Photo: CCTV

A rescuer evacuates stranded residents in the district. Multiple parts of the area were affected by heavy rainfall, resulting in flooding. Photo: CCTV

A rescuer carries a stranded resident to safety. Photo: VCG

The waters of the Daning River, a branch of the Yangtze River, continue to rise in Wuxi county in Chongqing on Thursday due to heavy rainfall. Photo: CCTV