A rescue operation was conducted after photos of two farmers looking distressed while trying to save their pigs submerged in the flood went viral.

The Telegraph reported that viral photos of the two farmers in China resulted in a rescue operation to try and save around 6,000 pigs. The two farmers, who are said to be from Anhui province, were seen breaking down in the photos as they watched their pigs struggling. The farm where the animals live is near the banks of the Yangtze River, which has since overflowed due to the continuous rainfall in the province.

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An organization reportedly went to the farm where the pigs were submerged and managed to save most of the animals. It is unclear where the animals have been placed after being rescued.

The images were shared on the popular social networking site Weibo. The damage to the livelihood of the farmers would have been very high if all of their pigs died in the flood. The floods have killed more than a hundred residents. Many people have also been reported missing in the affected provinces.

It is feared that more properties will be damaged, and more deaths will be recorded as the bad weather is expected to persist in China. Around 32 million Chinese citizens have been affected by heavy rains all over the country, BBC reported. In total, about 186 people have died, and 45 are still missing. It has been estimated that around 1.4 million people have been relocated, and 56,000 houses have been destroyed. Flooding is common during the summer monsoon season but this year it has been particularly disastrous as rainfall has been quite heavy compared to past years.

Other South Asian countries were also hit hard this week. Up to 33 people have been reported dead in Pakistan while 25 were killed in India due to the heavy rains.

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