Local soldiers block floating objects from the upper reaches of the Yalu River in Dandong, a border city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, August 4, 2010. With the new round of torrential rains starting on Wednesday, the Yalu River is seeing the highest precipitation in local meteorological history, reaching 256.5 millimeters and threatening the lives of residents downstream. [Xinhua]

Soldiers help local villagers to move their belongings in Gulouzi township of Dandong CCity, Liaoning Province, August 4, 2010. [Xinhua]