"They're Not Swimming"... Pigs and Ostriches Float Amid Typhoon Dolphin Floods in China

4,567 Residents Evacuated from 10 Villages
Rescue Operations Underway for Pigs, Ostriches, and Other Animals

As Typhoon Dolphin has caused severe flooding in many regions of China, damage has been reported at livestock farms, and rescue operations are underway to save animals such as pigs and ostriches.

According to local media, including Jimu News in China on August 14, the impact of Typhoon Dolphin forced the evacuation of a total of 4,567 residents in 10 villages in Luohe City, Henan Province. Although the typhoon has dissipated, heavy rain continues to batter the area, resulting in ongoing damage.

Rescue operations are underway due to damage to livestock farms caused by the typhoon in China. Source: Baidu China.

Zhang, the owner of a farm raising around 2,000 pigs, said, "I was unable to evacuate 1,400 pigs in time, and they either drowned or were swept away by the water," adding that it is difficult even to calculate the exact extent of the losses. Zhang shared photos showing the piggery submerged in water, as well as images of several rescued sows and piglets lying on a grassy patch.

Local media reported that "government officials were dispatched to the site to conduct rescue operations, and the dead pigs will soon be removed."

Due to the impact of a typhoon in China, damage has occurred at livestock farms, prompting rescue operations. According to Baidu, China.

Due to the impact of the typhoon in China, livestock farms have suffered damage, and rescue operations are underway. China Baidu.

At a tourist spot in Zhoukou City, Henan Province, six out of eight ostriches that were swept away by the flood were rescued. Witnesses said, "We saw four rescue workers pulling the ostriches out of the water." Some of the ostriches were rescued by the team, and one reportedly made its way up from the riverbank on its own. Authorities are continuing the search for the two ostriches that have not yet been rescued.

Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year, made landfall on August 9 and battered China for four days before weakening into a tropical depression two days ago. However, a strong rain band that landed in southern Zhejiang Province has spread to Anhui, Henan, and Hubei provinces, causing extensive damage. The damage in Henan Province has been particularly severe. The east embankment of the Jaru River in Zhoukou City, Henan, collapsed, forcing the evacuation of 781 people. The collapsed section measured about 30 meters wide, and no casualties have been reported so far.

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