Editor's note: Wuhan, a metropolis along the Yangtze river known as the "city of river" due to the abundance of lakes and rivers flowing past the city, has been battered by torrential rains and floods. Here we take a look at some photos showing how the city has flooded in recent years.

Students at a Wuhan college walk over chairs as the campus is flooded on June 18, 2011. [Photo/VCG]