Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain, Xinhua reports
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The Guardian
5 hours ago
- The Guardian
Deadly floods leave trail of destruction in China
More than 30 people have been killed by heavy rain and flooding in Beijing and a neighbouring region, state media reported, and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. The state broadcaster CCTV said 28 people had died in Beijing's Miyun district and two others in Yanqing district
BBC News
6 hours ago
- BBC News
Beijing floods: 30 killed as China sees summer of extreme weather
At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains and floods ravage roads and houses in northern other people died after a landslide on Monday in Chengde city, about three hours northeast of is dealing with a summer of extreme weather. Record heatwaves hit the country's eastern region earlier this month while floods swept the country's the backdrop of the massive floods in northern China, President Xi Jinping has called for "all-out" rescue efforts and told authorities to prepare for "worst-case and extreme scenarios". "No effort should be spared to search for and rescue those missing or trapped, to transfer and resettle residents in affected areas, and to reduce casualties to the greatest extent possible," the president said on authorities have allocated 200 million yuan ($28m; £21m) for recovery efforts, including repairing transportation and other outskirts of Beijing, including the suburban districts of Miyun and Huairou, were hit hardest by the torrential floods have damaged dozens of roads and disrupted power to more than 130 villages. Videos show rescuers wading in chest-deep floodwaters to reach stranded residents, as well as helicopters and drones ferrying food and other aid to the disaster zone. Ms Yang, who works in Hebei province, told BBC Chinese that she was very worried about her family, who live in Miyun district - one of the areas hit hardest by the Sunday she had not been able to contact her parents and grandfather, who all suffer from health problems and have limited mobility. Her family had also been taking care of her pets: eight cats and three village is small and remote, with just around 10 households, she said, adding that she feared rescuers might miss it altogether. Out of desperation, she took to social media to appeal for rescue, hoping they would be found from flood-hit areas recalled how quickly the disaster unfolded. "The flood came rushing in, just like that, so fast and suddenly," Zhuang Zhelin, a shop-owner in Taishitun town, near Beijing, told the Associated Press. "In no time at all, the place was filling up."Zhuang's neighbour told the Associated Press that when the floods came he "just ran upstairs and waited for rescue"."I remember thinking, if no one came to get us, we'd be in real trouble," he is no stranger to flooding, particularly at this time of year. One of the deadliest in recent memory occurred in July 2012, when 190mm of rain drenched the city in a day, killing 79 summer, floods have wreaked havoc across swathes of people were killed and 10 people went missing in Shandong province earlier this month when Typhoon Wipha struck eastern China. Two weeks earlier, a landslide killed three people in Ya'an city, southwestern weather, which experts link to climate change, has increasingly threatened China's residents and economy - especially its trillion-dollar agriculture disasters in the first half of the year have cost China 54.11 billion yuan ($7.5bn; £5.7bn), its emergency management ministry said earlier this month. Flooding accounted for more than 90% of the losses, the ministry noted.
The Independent
7 hours ago
- The Independent
Dozens killed in mass flooding across Beijing
Torrential rains have caused the deaths of at least 30 people in Beijing, primarily in the mountainous northern districts of Miyun and Yanqing. Approximately 80,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes due to the severe weather, which has also damaged infrastructure and cut power to 136 villages. Beijing has received nearly a year's worth of rainfall in just a few days, with some northern districts recording up to 543.4mm of rain. The Chinese government has allocated 200 million yuan (£21 million) for post-disaster recovery efforts, focusing on repairing damaged infrastructure and public services. President Xi Jinping has ordered comprehensive search and rescue operations, as northern China experiences record-breaking rainfall, which some scientists link to global warming.
