Workers reinforce embankments along Mudanjiang River

Emergency personnel fill sandbags to fortify the embankment along the Mudanjiang River in Wenchun Town, Xi'an District of Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 16, 2026. Affected by increased upstream water and other factors, the water level in Xi'an section of the Mudanjiang River has continued to rise recently. Embankment reinforcement works here are in full swing to build solid flood barriers. (Xinhua)

Emergency personnel stack sandbags to fortify the embankment along the Mudanjiang River in Wenchun Town, Xi'an District of Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 16, 2026. Affected by increased upstream water and other factors, the water level in Xi'an section of the Mudanjiang River has continued to rise recently. Embankment reinforcement works here are in full swing to build solid flood barriers. (Xinhua)

Emergency personnel stack sandbags to fortify the embankment along the Mudanjiang River in Wenchun Town, Xi'an District of Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 16, 2026. Affected by increased upstream water and other factors, the water level in Xi'an section of the Mudanjiang River has continued to rise recently. Embankment reinforcement works here are in full swing to build solid flood barriers. (Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 15, 2026 shows a section of the Mudanjiang River in Wenchun Town, Xi'an District of Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Affected by increased upstream water and other factors, the water level in Xi'an section of the Mudanjiang River has continued to rise recently. Embankment reinforcement works here are in full swing to build solid flood barriers. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)

Excavators work to build embankments along the Mudanjiang River in Wenchun Town, Xi'an District of Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 15, 2026. Affected by increased upstream water and other factors, the water level in Xi'an section of the Mudanjiang River has continued to rise recently. Embankment reinforcement works here are in full swing to build solid flood barriers. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)

Emergency personnel and workers stack sandbags to fortify the embankment along the Mudanjiang River in Wenchun Town, Xi'an District of Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 15, 2026. Affected by increased upstream water and other factors, the water level in Xi'an section of the Mudanjiang River has continued to rise recently. Embankment reinforcement works here are in full swing to build solid flood barriers. (Photo by Zhang Chunxiang/Xinhua)