Firefighters dispatched from Shandong province join forces to transfer stranded residents in Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Bai Fangshuo/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Five firefighter teams have been dispatched on Wednesday from Jinan, Tai'an, Jining, Dezhou and Liaocheng, five cities in Shandong province, to aid in the rescue work in Kaifeng, a city hit by the heavy rainfall in northern Henan province.

A firefighter from Shandong province holds an infant in his arms and takes the baby out of the flooded area in Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Song Jianzhou/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters dispatched from Shandong province join forces to transfer stranded residents in Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Bai Fangshuo/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters dispatched from Shandong province join forces to transfer stranded residents in Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Yin Yan/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters dispatched from Shandong province join forces to transfer stranded residents in Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Bai Fangshuo/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters dispatched from Shandong province join forces to transfer stranded residents in Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Bai Fangshuo/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Firefighters dispatched from Shandong province conduct rescue work in flooded Weishi town of Kaifeng city, Henan province, on July 22, 2021. [Photo by Zhang Shuai/for chinadaily.com.cn]