US EditionAt Least 30 Dead in Beijing After Days of Heavy Rain
BEIJING, CHINA, JUL 29 – Over 80,000 residents were relocated amid record rainfall exceeding 543 mm in northern Beijing, causing landslides and infrastructure damage, with emergency funds of $47 million allocated.
- Heavy rain and flooding in Beijing's Miyun district on Tuesday caused significant casualties, with eight missing, officials said.
- Recent heavy rain in northern China has caused flooding and landslides, with authorities evacuating over 80,000 people, as multiple regions face early flood season impacts.
- Chinese authorities reported more than 80,000 people evacuated from Beijing, including about 17,000 in Miyun, after heavy rain caused floods and damage to 136 villages.
- Launching a top-level emergency response, Beijing authorities ordered residents to stay indoors and closed schools at 8 p.m., while Premier Li Qiang said, according to Xinhua, that all-out efforts should be made to search for and rescue missing individuals.
- Forecasts indicate the early-start flood season may intensify risks in the coming months, as China’s Central Meteorological Observatory warned heavy rainfall will continue for the next three days.
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Heavy rains in the last few days in the Chinese capital Beijing have devastated many areas. This natural disaster has claimed the lives of 30 people and more than 80,000 people have been transferred to safer places.
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