(250522) -- CHANGSHA, May 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People are evacuated due to heavy rainfall in Qijiaping Town of Yuanling County, central China's Hunan Province, May 22, 2025. Heavy rainfall battered parts of central China's Hunan Province starting Wednesday evening, causing waterlogging and prompting the evacuation of local residents.

Hunan's provincial meteorological observatory upgraded the rainstorm alert to the orange level on Thursday morning. (Xinhua)