A subway station in Wuhan is flooded on July 6, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

On Hanjie Street, rescuers on boat were relocating citizens besieged by water . Workers are pumping away flood waters.

More than 16,000 people whose lives were threatened by fragile dikes were relocated from Caidian District to safety on Tuesday night.

Water supplies have been cut off in two residential communities, including one experiencing a power blackout.

Companies and public institutes in some districts were ordered to adjust work time.

Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, has about 10 million residents.