Torrential rain since Saturday evening has wreaked havoc across Jianshi County in Enshi Prefecture of central China's Hubei Province. The county has been overwhelmed after steady rainfall reached almost 180 millimeters. Cars in the streets have been submerged or washed away. Local authorities on Sunday morning raised the flood emergency response from the second highest to the top alert, warning that flood levels in the hardest-hit areas could be over 560 millimeters. Residents living along the river have been urged to evacuate and stay away from the river bank.