Village officials and members of the village-stationed working team in Leilan Village patrol the ponds, monitoring the water levels. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

East China's Jiangxi Province has been experiencing one of the worst floods in recent years. Floods have affected about 5.5 million people in Jiangxi on July 6-12, with 475,000 people being evacuated.  

Officials from the women's federations at all levels in the province are fighting on the front line of the disaster relief, including resettlement of the affected people, logistical support and psychological counseling. The women's federations have mobilized loving people and enterprises to donate money and goods, and sent daily necessities to disaster-hit areas timely.

The Jiangxi Women and Children's Development Foundation (JXWCDF) called for a society-wide fund-raising activity on June 10, and submitted written reports on the local flood situation to the China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) and the China Women's Development Foundation (CWDF) for financial and material support.

As of July 6, the JXWCDF had received the CCTF's relief materials worth 1.2 million yuan (US $171,480), which benefited 5,000 children in 30 schools in Ganzhou City and 1,500 households in Yichun and Xinyu cities. It received the Postal Parcels for Mothers from the CWDF with a value of 150,000 yuan (US $21,435), benefiting 500 mothers in Ji'an, Fuzhou and Shangrao cities.

Members of the village-stationed working team in Leilan Village from the Jiangxi Women's Federation have fought on the front line of the flood control with local women and village officials since the rain started to pour down in early July.

Bao Liyun, first secretary of Leilan Village, led village officials and members of the working team to monitor the water levels of the ponds, ditches and reservoirs and the situation of the spillways regularly. They set up guardrails and billboards beside the ponds before the flood season in a bid to prevent drowning. They have also promoted drowning prevention knowledge in the village's primary school.

Members of the village-stationed working team in Leilan Village promote drowning prevention knowledge in a local primary school. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Women volunteers of a community in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, help drain flooded roads in a residential community. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Staff members of the women's federations at grassroots level patrol and monitor the drain points and old buildings in Nanchang City. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

President of the Women's Federation of Jiangcun Township in Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province, leads female village officials to visit residents from door to door, persuading villagers in dangerous areas to evacuate. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Women volunteers of a community in Lümeng Township, Jingdezhen City, send disaster-relief materials to residents in the community. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Female village officials and staff members of the women's federations at grassroots level in Pingxiang City in Jiangxi Province fill sandbags used for strengthening the dykes, braving the heavy rain. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Female village officials and staff members of the women's federation of the villages situated in and around the Wugong Mountain in Pingxiang City clear up the roads. Affected by the heavy rain, the Wugong Mountain suffered from landslides. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Staff members of the women's federations at grassroots level in Jiujiang City help local emergency response working groups to fill the temporary sandbags. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Officials of the Women's Federation of Pengze County in Jiujiang City, visit from door to door to record the conditions of the local people. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Staff members of the women's federations at all levels in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province patrol the reservoirs and the dykes, monitoring the water level and potential risks. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Officials of the Women's Federation of Erkou Township in Yingtan City in Jiangxi Province clean up the road in the rain. The women's federations at all levels in Yingtan have taken an active part in the community-based flood control work. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Staff members of the women's federations at grassroots level persuade elderly residents to move to safe areas. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Liu Qinglin (R), president of the Women's Federation of Tonglin Village in Ji'an City, helps a villager clear up her flooded house. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

A community's woman volunteer is on duty, helping a villager walk on the flooded road in Ji'an City. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Women volunteers of a community in Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, bring instant noodles and water to residents affected by the flood. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Female village officials and members of the Executive Committee of the Women's Federation of Baishui Township in Yichun City organize villagers to clean up the road blocked by landslides. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Women volunteers help a pedestrian with a stroller cross the street. Staff members of the women's federations at all levels in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, organized local women to help people overcome the natural disaster. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

Female village officials of a town in Fuzhou City patrol a reservoir. [Jiangxi Women's Federation]

(Source: Jiangxi Women's Federation/Translated and edited by Women of China)