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‘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.

CNA visited the town of Wang Ping in Beijing’s western Mentougou district, where memories of past disasters continue to shape how residents respond when storms threaten.

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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