Firefighters use basin to transport sick nine-month-old to hospital through deep floodwater

Firefighters use basin to transport sick nine-month-old to hospital through deep floodwater

Firefighters in southern China used a basin to transport a sick nine-month-old boy to a hospital though deep floodwater.

The video, shot in Poyang County in Jiangxi Province on July 12, shows several firefighters holding the toddler in a basin and walking through the deep floodwater to transport him to hospital for treatment.

According to reports, the nine-month-old was suddenly sick and needed to have treatment in hospital.

However, the streets were flooded and public transport could not move.

The firefighters then used a basin to transport the boy to hospital.

The video was provided by local media with permission.