Firefighters join flood-relief drill as water level rises in E China A firefighter takes part in a flood-relief drill in Jiujiang City, ea...

Firefighters join flood-relief drill as water level rises in E China

A firefighter takes part in a flood-relief drill in Jiujiang City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 16, 2012. The drill was held as an effort to enhance rescuers' disaster relief capabilities, as days of heavy rains have hit regions along the Yangtze River. Chinese firefighters usually take part in most rescue operations. (Xinhua/Hong Xianzhi)

Firefighters take part in a flood-relief drill in Jiujiang City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 16, 2012. The drill was held as an effort to enhance rescuers' disaster relief capabilities, as days of heavy rains have hit regions along the Yangtze River. Chinese firefighters usually take part in most rescue operations. (Xinhua/Hong Xianzhi)

Firefighters take part in a flood-relief drill in Jiujiang City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 16, 2012. The drill was held as an effort to enhance rescuers' disaster relief capabilities, as days of heavy rains have hit regions along the Yangtze River. Chinese firefighters usually take part in most rescue operations. (Xinhua/Hong Xianzhi)

Firefighters take part in a flood-relief drill in Jiujiang City, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 16, 2012. The drill was held as an effort to enhance rescuers' disaster relief capabilities, as days of heavy rains have hit regions along the Yangtze River. Chinese firefighters usually take part in most rescue operations. (Xinhua/Hong Xianzhi)

A man wades through the water at a dock on the rising Yangtze River in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 16, 2012. The water level of the Yangtze River's Jiujiang section rose to 16.95 meters on Wednesday, a rare phenomenon in this season. The water level rise was caused by continuing heavy rainfall in the past few days and flood water from the river's upper reaches. (Xinhua/Hu Guolin)

The drill was held as an effort to enhance rescuers' disaster relief capabilities, as days of heavy rains have hit regions along the Yangtze River.