A resident wades through water in Xinxiang, Central China’s Henan province, on Sunday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Residents stand on a shovel loader in Xinxiang on Sunday to move to a safe area. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A resident walks on a flooded road for relocation to a safe place in Xinxiang on Sunday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Torrential rain causes flooding in Weihui city, a county-level division of Xinxiang. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

People wait to be relocated outside First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University in Weihui city of Xinxiang on Monday after water flooded the hospital around noon Sunday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Patients and their families line up inside First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University to get relocated to a safe place on Monday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Stranded residents are being evacuated by a truck in Xinxiang on Monday. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin

Stranded residents crowd on a truck to be relocated in Xinxiang on Monday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Rescue personnel help stranded residents get on a truck on Monday afternoon in Xinxiang. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Rescuers stand by on Bigan Avenue of Weihui city on Monday to move stranded residents in lifeboats. Photo: Chen Liang/Caixin