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Chinese community officer dives underwater to clear blocked drain

A community officer repeatedly dived underwater to clear a drain by hand as Typhoon Dolphin brought torrential rain to Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province on August 9. He restored flow in just 15 minutes, clearing the outlet at a meter-deep pond of branches, mud and weeds. "We do what we can to serve everyone," he said.

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