CHINESE SOLDIERS RESCUE RESIDENTS FROM A FLOODED MARKET

PEK50:CHINA-FLOODS:CHENGDU,CHINA,10JUL98 - Chinese soldiers rescue residents from a flooded market in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest Sichuan Province. More than 100,000 officers and soldiers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and armed police units stationed in eastern, central and southern parts of China are joining local militiamen to battle heavy flooding and provide emergency relief. The death toll from flooding across the southern half of China approached 400 on Thursday. Picture taken July 6. (B/W ONLY) asw/str REUTERS