A villager prepares to clean clothes after a flood in Zhuxi village of Xupu County in Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, May 16, 2010. Heavy rains triggered mountain torrents in Xupu County on Wednesday and Thursday, causing damage to its four major bridges and the trunk roads linking Shanxi Town to the outside.
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Residents make a raft to cross the river after a flood in Zhuxi village of Xupu County in Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, May 16, 2010. Heavy rains triggered mountain torrents in Xupu County on Wednesday and Thursday, causing damage to its four major bridges and the trunk roads linking Shanxi Town to the outside. [Xinhua]