Vehicles are blocked during rush hour in China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 4, 2009. Heavy rain hit Chongqing on Tuesday causing traffic jam and the closure of highways. A total of 379,900 people are plagued by the strong rainfalls. [Yang Lei/Xinhua]
![Vehicles are blocked during rush hour in China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 4, 2009. Heavy rain hit Chongqing on Tuesday causing traffic jam and the closure of highways. A total of 379,900 people are plagued by the strong rainfalls. [Yang Lei/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090805/000cf1a48b7f0be3270f06.jpg "Vehicles are blocked during rush hour in China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 4, 2009. Heavy rain hit Chongqing on Tuesday causing traffic jam and the closure of highways. A total of 379,900 people are plagued by the strong rainfalls. [Yang Lei/Xinhua]")
