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South China Morning Post
10-08-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Beijing has been hit by deadly floods again. Is it unusual?
The rainy season in northern China traditionally arrives in July and August and this year it hit hard – again. In late July, the capital Beijing and neighbouring Hebei province were battered by heavy rain that left dozens of people dead. In one case, 31 people died in a nursing home in the northern Beijing district of Miyun in an area that had been considered safe from flooding. This year's disaster is the fifth of its kind in the country's north since 2012. 04:46 'It's all gone': Beijing villagers left with nothing after deadly floods 'It's all gone': Beijing villagers left with nothing after deadly floods Is the flooding in Beijing unusual this year? Yes. The storms that hit in late July mainly affected the northern part of the capital while severe floods in the city in 2016 and 2023 were concentrated in the south.
Yahoo
06-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Beijing lifts rain alert after tens of thousands evacuated
Beijing lifted a severe weather alert on Tuesday but warned residents to stay vigilant against natural disasters after authorities evacuated more than 82,000 people over fears of deadly floods in the Chinese capital. The municipal weather office imposed a red rainstorm warning -- the highest in a four-tier system -- on Monday, forecasting heavy downpours until Tuesday morning. The office lifted the alert Tuesday morning, saying in a social media statement the weather system had weakened as it drifted eastwards. But it continued to warn of isolated downpours across outlying parts of the city, adding that people "must not let up after strong rains have passed" as landslides or other disasters may follow. Authorities evacuated over 82,000 people at risk from heavy rainfall as of Monday evening, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the city's flood control headquarters. Officials warned of flooding risks in the northeastern suburb of Miyun -- the hardest hit by the recent deluge -- as well as southwestern Fangshan, western Mentougou and northern Huairou. In Mentougou, footage filmed Tuesday by the state-backed Beijing News showed several mostly elderly residents of one village resting on camp beds in a local education centre converted to house evacuees. More than 1,000 people were temporarily relocated to a military training school in Huairou, according to a social media account linked to the district government. In Miyun, where dozens died last week, most of the recent floodwater had receded on Tuesday -- leaving behind a trail of debris including tree branches and piles of bricks. AFP reporters saw dented cars, toppled tractors and household items like strollers and luggage strewn across the muddy ground. Twisted metal railings and slanted utility poles still lined the roadside as workers in neon yellow vests and wearing hard hats worked to clear the wreckage. Nearby, trees had been uprooted, lying in a river gushing with murky brown water. Workers operating excavators cleared boulders blocking a road, while across a river, several homes lay abandoned with collapsed roofs. Last week, floods in Beijing's northern suburbs killed at least 44 people and left nine missing, according to official figures. Residents of flood-hit areas told AFP journalists they had been surprised at the speed with which the rushing water had inundated homes and villages. The devastation prompted a rare admission from local officials that there had been "gaps" in disaster readiness. - Restoring order - At a meeting on Monday, the municipal government stressed the need to "restore the normal order of life and production in post-disaster areas as quickly as possible". China's public security ministry also warned people to be on guard against "rumours", including exaggerating the extent of natural disasters to create panic, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday. China has been lashed by heavy rains in recent weeks, with heavy flooding in the north followed by intense precipitation along the southern coast. Parts of the southern city of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill on Tuesday by flooding caused by heavy rains, after the highest-tier rainstorm warning was issued for the fourth time in eight days. Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake in searing heat. China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change and contribute to making extreme weather more frequent and intense. But it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060. isk-sam/oho/djw
Arab News
05-08-2025
- Climate
- Arab News
Beijing lifts rain alert after tens of thousands evacuated
MIYUN, China: Beijing lifted a severe weather alert on Tuesday but warned residents to stay vigilant against natural disasters after authorities evacuated more than 82,000 people over fears of deadly floods in the Chinese municipal weather office had imposed a red rainstorm warning – the highest in a four-tier system – on Monday, forecasting heavy downpours until Tuesday office lifted the alert early Tuesday morning, saying in a social media statement the weather system had weakened as it drifted it continued to warn of isolated downpours across outlying parts of the city, adding that people 'must not let up after strong rains have passed' as landslides or other disasters may evacuated over 82,000 people at risk from heavy rainfall as of Monday evening, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the city's flood control headquarters. It was unclear when they may warned of flooding risks in the northeastern suburb of Miyun – the hardest hit by the recent deluge – as well as southwestern Fangshan, western Mentougou and northern Miyun, where dozens died last week, most of the recent floodwater had receded on Tuesday — leaving behind a trail of debris including tree branches and piles of reporters saw dented cars, toppled tractors and household items like strollers and luggages strewn across the muddy metal railings and slanted utility poles still lined the roadside as workers in neon yellow vests and wearing hard hats worked to clear the trees had been uprooted, lying in a river gushing with murky brown week, floods in Beijing's northern suburbs killed at least 44 people and left nine missing, according to official of flood-hit areas told AFP journalists they had been surprised at the speed with which the rushing water had inundated homes and devastation prompted a local official to make a rare admission that there had been 'gaps' in disaster readiness.'Our knowledge of extreme weather was lacking,' Yu Weiguo, the district's ruling Communist Party boss, a meeting on Monday, the municipal government stressed the need to 'restore the normal order of life and production in post-disaster areas as quickly as possible.'China's public security ministry also warned people to be on guard against 'rumors,' including exaggerating the extent of natural disasters to create panic, state broadcaster CCTV said on has been lashed by heavy rains in recent weeks, with heavy flooding in the north followed by intense precipitation along the southern of the southern city of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill on Tuesday by flooding caused by heavy rains, after the highest-tier rainstorm warning was issued for the fourth time in eight disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer, when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake in searing is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change and contribute to making extreme weather more frequent and it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060.
Al Arabiya
05-08-2025
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
Beijing evacuates more than 80,000 over heavy rains: Reports
Chinese authorities evacuated over 82,000 people across Beijing at risk from heavy rainfall, state media said, after dozens of people died in flooding in the capital's suburbs last week. State news agency Xinhua said tens of thousands had been relocated from vulnerable areas as of 9:00 p.m. (1300 GMT) Monday, according to the city's flood control headquarters. Authorities warned of flooding risks in the northwestern suburb of Miyun — the hardest hit by last week's deluge — as well as southwestern Fangshan, western Mentougou, and northern Huairou. The municipal weather service also announced a red alert — the highest in a four-tier system — forecasting heavy rain from noon on Monday until Tuesday morning. Floods in Beijing's northern suburbs killed at least 44 people and left nine missing last week, according to official figures. Some 31 fatalities occurred at an elderly care center in Miyun — prompting a local official to admit 'gaps' in disaster readiness. Residents of flood-hit areas told AFP journalists that they had been surprised at the speed with which the rushing water inundated homes and devastated villages. Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer, when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake in searing heat. China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change and contribute to making extreme weather more frequent and intense. But it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060.
Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Beijing lifts rain alert after evacuating over 80,000
Beijing lifted a severe weather alert on Tuesday but warned residents to stay vigilant against natural disasters after authorities evacuated more than 82,000 people over fears of more deadly floods in the Chinese capital. The municipal weather office had imposed a red rainstorm warning -- the highest in a four-tier system -- on Monday, forecasting heavy downpours until Tuesday morning. The office lifted the alert early Tuesday morning, saying in a social media statement the weather system had weakened as it drifted eastwards. But it continued to warn of isolated downpours across outlying parts of the city, adding that people "must not let up after strong rains have passed" as landslides or other disasters may follow. Authorities evacuated over 82,000 people at risk from heavy rainfall as of Monday evening, state news agency Xinhua said, citing the city's flood control headquarters. Officials warned of flooding risks in the northeastern suburb of Miyun -- the hardest hit by the recent deluge -- as well as southwestern Fangshan, western Mentougou and northern Huairou. Last week, floods in Beijing's northern suburbs killed at least 44 people and left nine missing, according to official figures. Some 31 fatalities occurred at an elderly care centre in Miyun -- prompting a local official to admit "gaps" in disaster readiness. "Our knowledge of extreme weather was lacking. This tragic lesson has warned us that putting the people first, putting human life first, is more than a slogan," Yu Weiguo, Miyun's ruling Communist Party boss, said at the time. Residents of flood-hit areas told AFP journalists that they had been surprised at the speed with which the rushing water had inundated homes and devastated villages. - Restoring order - At a meeting on Monday, the municipal government stressed the need to "restore the normal order of life and production in post-disaster areas as quickly as possible". Urgent tasks included road repairs, electricity and water resumption and the refurbishment of schools, hospitals and elderly care homes, officials said, according to a statement on a city social media account. China's public security ministry has also warned people to be on guard against "rumours", including exaggerating the extent of natural disasters to create panic, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday. China has been lashed by heavy rains in recent weeks, with heavy flooding in the north followed by intense precipiation along the southern coast. Parts of Hong Kong were brought to a standstill on Tuesday by flooding caused by heavy rains, after the highest-tier rainstorm warning was issued for the fourth time in eight days. Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer, when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake in searing heat. China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change and contribute to making extreme weather more frequent and intense. But it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060. mjw/oho/tym
