Yes, there are minions drifting down a river

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Yes, there are minions drifting down a river
LOUDI, CHINA - JULY 24: Tourists dressed as Minions drift in a river at Lianyuan on July 24, 2017 in Loudi, Hunan Province of China. Tourists in the Minions costumes enjoyed themselves by drifting to avoid the heat on Monday in Loudi. (Photo by Yang Huafeng/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/VCG via Getty Images) Credit: VCG via Getty Images

Nothing to see here, just a couple of minions drifting down a river.

A stream of minions were seen floating along a river in inflatable rafts in China's Hunan province.

According to news outlet China Daily, the participants were river drifting as a way of combating the scorching heat.

This one looks like it was in distress though:

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LOUDI, CHINA - JULY 24: Tourists dressed as Minions play in a river at Lianyuan on July 24, 2017 in Loudi, Hunan Province of China. Tourists in the Minions costumes enjoyed themselves by drifting to avoid the heat on Monday in Loudi. (Photo by Yang Huafeng/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/VCG via Getty Images) Credit: VCG via Getty Images

Hunan has for days been experiencing temperature highs of around 40℃ (104℉).

So naturally it makes sense to get all wrapped up in a plastic stuffy costume and go floating down a river right?

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LOUDI, CHINA - JULY 24: Tourists dressed as Minions lie in the rubber boats in a river at Lianyuan on July 24, 2017 in Loudi, Hunan Province of China. Tourists in the Minions costumes enjoyed themselves by drifting to avoid the heat on Monday in Loudi. (Photo by Yang Huafeng/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/VCG) Credit: VCG via Getty Images
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LOUDI, CHINA - JULY 24: A tourist dressed as Minions drifts in a river at Lianyuan on July 24, 2017 in Loudi, Hunan Province of China. Tourists in the Minions costumes enjoyed themselves by drifting to avoid the heat on Monday in Loudi. (Photo by Yang Huafeng/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/VCG via Getty Images) Credit: VCG via Getty Images

We're not quite sure if rubber rafting cooled them down, but they do seem to be having a pretty good time -- at least, it was a good camera op.

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Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.

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