‘It came like a wall’: Ghosts of past floods made a Beijing town evacuate for a storm
MENTOUGOU DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA, AUG 8 – Authorities evacuated 14,000 residents from Mentougou as flooding risk rose after deadly storms killed 44 people in Beijing last month, highlighting climate-driven extreme weather challenges.
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What Can Open Sources Reveal About Beijing’s Deadly Floods? - bellingcat
Earlier this week, the Beijing authorities placed all 16 of its districts on high alert in anticipation of torrential rain. More than 40 people have since been confirmed dead, and 80,000 evacuated citywide due to the floods. But what can open source data tell us about the damage caused?Satellite imagery has allowed us to track the impact on both urban and rural areas. On social media, however, a deluge of AI-generated fakes have continued to dr…
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