Man holds pregnant wife afloat for three hours during floods in China, video of rescue goes viral
A video has gone viral showing the dramatic rescue of a group of people from the ongoing floods in China. In the video, rescue teams can be seen pulling people who are stranded in neck-deep water to their boat.
Floods in China
According to Chinese media reports, the incident happened in the central Hunan province, which is one of the worst-hit areas with severe flooding and landslides.
Hanging from second floor window?
The video from a rescue operation in Hunan's Pingjiang county last week showed three men, almost shoulder-deep in water, hanging from a second-floor window of a house to keep themselves safe from being swept away. The three men were holding onto an improvised rope made with a bedsheet to mitigate the floodwaters.
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As the rescue team approached, they also spotted a woman with them, who was being held up above the water by the men. While two of them supported the exhausted pregnant woman with their legs and torsos, the third was calling out for help.
Save my wife first
When the rescue boat reached them, one of the men shouted, ¡°Save my wife first. She has no strength left and she is pregnant.¡±
The rescue team pulled all four of the exhausted survivors aboard.
Three hour ordeal?
In the video, the husband, who was trembling uncontrollably, can be seen thanking the rescue team. ¡°Thank you for saving our lives,¡± he can be heard saying.
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According to the South China Morning Post, the three men took turns supporting the woman in the water for more than three hours before help finally arrived.
The rescue team who pulled the flood victims to safety also lauded the three men for their selfless act.
¡°It was very brave and strong of them to support the pregnant woman for over three hours there,¡± Liu Jun, one of the rescuers, told SCMP.
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