A boy walks through a flooded street during a downpour in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, July 5, 2003. The sudden rainfall reached 194.5 millimeters (7.66 inches) from 00:00 to12:00 in Nanjing July 5, and it was the heaviest rainfall in the city in 72 years, according to the local meteorological station. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Passengers abandon a bus because of its flameout during a downpour in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Saturday, July 5, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Nanjing was the heaviest rainfall in the city in 20 years,Saturday, July 5. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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