‘Farewell, hero’: Chinese volunteer dies of heart failure after helping flood victims

A volunteer from southwestern China tragically died of exhaustion after giving up his holiday to join flood relief efforts in Guangxi. Dang Xinrui, 29, was employed as an integrated control operator at a railway station in Sichuan province, as reported by Guangxi Daily. While holidaying in Yunnan on July 9, Dang encountered an urgent call for volunteers to aid flood-affected areas in Guangxi and swiftly altered his plans to assist. Severe flooding, exacerbated by typhoon-induced rain, swept...

By Zoey Zhang