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NBC News
12 hours ago
- Climate
- NBC News
Flooding kills at least 38 as Beijing region gets almost a year's worth of rain
BEIJING — At least 38 people have died in the Chinese capital region after it was battered by almost a year's worth of rain in a handful of days, setting off flooding and landslides, cutting off power and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. The heaviest toll was reported in the Chinese capital of Beijing, where 30 people died, followed by its neighboring province of Hebei with eight fatalities, state-run broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday. Intense rainstorms started to hit many parts of northern China as early as Friday, according to the country's Meteorological Administration. In an order issued on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country was at a 'critical' stage of its summer flood season, urging local officials to prioritize saving lives. The Chinese central government said Tuesday that it had allocated 350 million yuan ($48 million) in disaster relief funds to flood-struck places such as Beijing and Hebei. The heaviest downpours in Beijing occurred in the mountainous northern districts of Miyun, where 28 people died, and Yanqing, where two people died, officials said Tuesday, calling the extreme weather event 'rare and highly destructive.' By midnight on Monday, parts of Miyun had received up to about 21 inches of rain, state-backed newspaper Beijing News reported, almost as much as the approximately 23 inches Beijing receives all year. The rain prompted Beijing officials to issue the highest level of rainstorm alert for the first time this year. The rain damaged over 30 sections of road and cut off power in more than 130 villages, and about 80,000 Beijing residents were evacuated to safety, CCTV said. A man surnamed Dong, whose home in Miyun district was flooded, said the waters had carried away his washing machine and two cars. 'I'm 70 and I've never seen such a big flood,' Dong told Sky News on Tuesday. 'If me and my wife didn't climb up to the roof, it would be over for us,' he added. Li Xiaoya, a 27-year-old editor in Beijing, said he was on a weekend trip to Miyun with his friends when they were woken up early Sunday by their homestay host and told to evacuate. 'I stepped outside only to find that the streets were flooded,' Li told NBC News via messaging app on Tuesday. 'I waded through the water to reach the main road, where I saw that most of the villagers had already evacuated to higher ground.' Li and his fellow travelers drove back to the city safely when daylight broke and the water level largely dropped. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday local time (7 p.m. Monday ET), Beijing had lowered its rainstorm alert, allowing parks and tourist attractions to reopen. While the extreme weather in the north is set to gradually weaken, heavy rain will shift to eastern China as the coastal region braces for Typhoon Co-may which is expected to land Wednesday, CCTV reported. Beijing frequently experiences flooding in summer. In 2023, severe flooding in the city left at least 33 people dead, according to the state-run newspaper People's Daily.
Dubai Eye
14 hours ago
- Climate
- Dubai Eye
UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines over deadly typhoon
The UAE has expressed solidarity with the Philippines over a typhoon that killed dozens of people and left others missing. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of the Philippines. The typhoon, named Co-may or "Emong" in the Philippines, blew through Luzon Island and Agno with gusts of up to 102 kph, killing at least 25 people. A total of 31 people have died and seven remain missing since several storms and typhoons hit over the last week, according to the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The storm is headed next to China, where emergency protocols have been activated. The country has already been grappling with several deaths after a year's worth of rain fell in a matter of days. According to weather forecasts, moderate to very heavy rainfall and strong winds are forecast over northern Philippines, Taiwan, southern Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, and eastern China over the coming days.
TAG 91.1
20 hours ago
- Climate
- TAG 91.1
UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines over deadly typhoon
The UAE has expresses solidarity with the Philippines over a typhoon that dozens of people and left others missing. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of the Philippines. The typhoon, named Co-may or "Emong" in the Philippines, blew through Luzon Island and Agno with gusts of up to 102 kph, killing at least 25 people. Combined with previous storms and typhoons, a total of 31 people have died and seven remain missing over the last week, according to the Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The storm is headed towards China, with the country activating emergency protocols as it approaches. It is make landfall over the eastern coast of Zhejiang Province on Wednesday as a tropical storm. Moderate to very heavy rainfall and strong winds are forecast over northern Philippines, Taiwan, southern Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, and eastern China are expected over the coming days.
Gulf Today
a day ago
- Climate
- Gulf Today
UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines, conveys condolences over victims of typhoon
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of the Philippines over the victims of Typhoon Co-may, which struck Luzon Island accompanied by heavy rainfall. The typhoon resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, as well as significant damage to property. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of the Philippines over this tragedy, along with its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured. A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines' mountainous north, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages hit by flooding and landslides. Residents wade along a flooded road as intense rains continue due to the southwest monsoon at Malabon city. AP The storm was Typhoon Co-may when it blew Thursday night into the town of Agno in Pangasinan province with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 165kph (102 mph). It was weakening as it advanced northeastward and had sustained winds of 85 kph (53 mph) Friday afternoon. Co-may was intensifying seasonal monsoon rains that had swamped a large swath of the country for more than a week. Disaster-response officials have received reports of at least 25 deaths since last weekend, mostly due to flash floods, toppled trees, landslides and electrocution. Eight other people were reported missing, they said. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries directly caused by Co-may, locally called Emong, the fifth weather disturbance to hit the Philippines since the rainy season started in last month. More than a dozen more tropical storms were expected to batter the Southeast Asian country the rest of the year, forecasters said. WAM / AP
Al Etihad
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Etihad
UAE expresses solidarity with Philippines, conveys condolences over victims of typhoon
28 July 2025 18:32 ABU DHABI (WAM) The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of the Philippines over the victims of Typhoon Co-may, which struck Luzon Island accompanied by heavy typhoon resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, as well as significant damage to property. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of the Philippines over this tragedy, along with its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.
