Nà nián Chángjiāng fā dàshuǐ, jǐwàn míng zhànshì gǎnlái kànghóng.
That year the Yangtze flooded, and tens of thousands of soldiers rushed in to fight the flood.
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Mostly heard in 抗洪抢险, fighting floods and carrying out emergency rescue, and 抗洪救灾, flood fighting and disaster relief. 抗, "to resist", pairs with other disasters too: 抗旱 (to fight drought), 抗震 (earthquake-resistant).