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Times of Oman
14 hours ago
- Climate
- Times of Oman
China: Heavy rainfall in Beijing kills at least 30
At least 30 people have died in the outskirts of Beijing after intense rainstorms battered China's north, state media reported on Tuesday. "The latest round of heavy rainstorms has left 30 people dead in Beijing as of midnight Monday," state news agency Xinhua said. Over 80,000 people have been evacuated from the Chinese capital, according to state broadcaster CCTV. 28 deaths were reported in the hilly district of Miyun and two in Yanqing, both of which are on the outskirts of the sprawling city, far from the downtown. Torrential rain causes floods and landslides in northern China Intense rainfall lashed northern China over the weekend, including in the provinces of Hebei, Jilin and Shandong. The rains intensified around Beijing on Monday. The Huairou district in the capital's north and Fangshan in the southwest were also badly impacted. Roads and communication infrastructure were damaged, while over 130 villages were left without power.
Malay Mail
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Malay Mail
Five dead, one missing as flash flood sweeps through northern Vietnam
HANOI, July 29 — A weekend flash flood in Vietnam's mountainous north killed five people, authorities said Tuesday, while another person remains missing after the deluge. Heavy rains triggering flash floods were reported Saturday night in Son La province, destroying 22 houses, damaging scores more and forcing dozens of families to evacuate, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday. Three bodies were recovered on Monday, a ministry statement said, adding to two others already found dead in the aftermath, with the search for another person still continuing. More than 180 hectares of crops and 2,600 cattle and poultry were also swept away. Vietnam is prone to tropical storms, which often cause deadly flash floods and landslides. Human-driven climate change is causing more intense weather patterns that can make destructive floods more likely. Last week, Tropical Storm Wipha killed three people and flooded nearly 4,000 homes in the country's central Nghe An province. A sudden whirlwind and abnormal weather pattern overturned a tourist boat in Vietnam's Unesco area of Ha Long Bay July 19, killing 39 people, including several children. And in September 2024, Typhoon Yagi devastated northern Vietnam, leaving 345 people dead and causing an estimated economic loss of US$3.3 billion (RM14 billion). — AFP
RNZ News
17 hours ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Streets turn to rivers as deadly flooding inundates northern Beijing
By Nectar Gan and Joyce Jiang , CNN Flooding in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing, on 28 July. Photo: Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, state media reported Tuesday, as China grapples with yet another deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours, devastating floods and landslides. In recent days, intense rainstorms have battered much of northern China - a densely populated part of the country home to massive metropolises as well as agricultural heartlands. There, residents and their livelihoods have become increasingly vulnerable to worsening summer storms and floods, as well as scorching heatwaves and drought - posing a major challenge to the Chinese government as the climate crisis makes extreme weather more frequent and intense. The pounding rain intensified around the Chinese capital on Monday, killing 28 people in Miyun, an outlying mountainous suburb in the city's northeast home to more than half a million people; another two were killed in Yanqing, also in the city's north, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported. Footage circulating on social media shows brown floodwater sweeping through residential communities, washing away cars, knocking down electricity poles and turning streets into rivers in Miyun. Dozens of roads have been damaged, potentially complicating rescue efforts, and in more than 100 smaller, more rural villages, the downpours have also cut off electricity. More than 80,000 people have been relocated, including about 17,000 in Miyun, according to CCTV. Some residents have described their horror on social media. A woman from a small town in Miyun wrote on Xiaohongshu, China's Instagram, that she spent Monday night filled with "a pervasive sense of fear," as a nearby river overflowed, gushing with trees, vehicles and construction debris. "The place where I grew up was destroyed overnight. I never imagined that such devastation would occur even within the capital, Beijing," she wrote. Firefighters arrived Tuesday morning for rescue, and telecommunication teams were still trying to recover phone signals in the remote area, she said. Some residents are assisting in rescue efforts, using boats and excavators to evacuate those trapped by the floodwater. A local man rescued 17 people with his boat, and another man used his excavator to relocate more than 80 people to safety, a Miyun resident told CCTV. Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported. Beijing saw an average rainfall of about 166 millimetres during the recent days of heavy downpours, according to state news agency Xinhua - more than the city's average rainfall for the whole month of July. The maximum rainfall was recorded in Miyun, at 543mm, almost equalling Beijing's average annual rainfall. On Monday, Beijing issued its highest-level flood alert, urging residents to stay away from swelling rivers. The city's meteorological observatory also issued a red alert for rainstorms - the highest in a four-tier system, warning of intensifying rain during the night and "extremely high risk" of flash floods, mudslides and landslides in mountainous areas. Authorities have ordered schools, construction sites and scenic spots across the city to be closed, and all rural homestays and campsites to suspend operations. By Tuesday afternoon, the rains had stopped in central Beijing, and floodwaters had begun to subside in its outskirts. The heavy rainfall and the accompanying floods and geological disasters have caused "significant casualties and property losses" in Beijing and the northern provinces of Hebei, Jilin and Shandong, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Monday, according to CCTV. Xi instructed officials to make "all-out effort" to search and rescue those still missing, properly evacuate resettle residents at risk and minimize casualties to the greatest extent possible. David Perdue, the newly appointed US ambassador to China, offered his condolences to the victims. "I was very sorry to hear about the loss of life in China, including Beijing, due to the heavy rains. We offer our sincere condolences to those who have lost family members and loved ones," he wrote on social platform X. The deadly rains and floods came just two years after the Chinese capital was pounded by record rains that killed 33 people. In 2023, Beijing was struck by its heaviest rainfall in 140 years, which unleashed severe flash floods in its mountainous western outskirts. Many provinces in northern China have reported deaths caused by the heavy rainfall. In Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, a landslide killed four people and left another eight missing, state media reported Monday. In neighbouring Shanxi province, a bus carrying 14 people went missing near a village in the small hours of Sunday. Authorities found the body of a passenger downstream and were still searching for the others, Xinhua reported. In the coastal province of Shandong, flash floods destroyed 19 houses in foothill villages last week, killing two people and leaving 10 more missing, after half a year's worth of rain fell in five hours overnight. In Hebei, some residents trapped by floods and landslides have called for help on social media. A woman from Yangjiatai, a mountainous village in Chengde city, Hebei province, near Miyun, told CNN her village has been hit by flooding and a landslide, which collapsed houses, cut off roads and knocked out electricity and signal. She had made her way out of the village to call for help. "Most people haven't been evacuated - only a few individuals are able to come out to communicate with the outside world and bring back some supplies," she said. - CNN
BreakingNews.ie
17 hours ago
- Climate
- BreakingNews.ie
Dozens dead after flooding and landslides near Beijing
Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province and neighbouring Tianjin city remained high until Tuesday evening. Advertisement State media broadcast footage of muddy waters rising into homes in rural areas and rescuers carrying an injured person on a stretcher and searching on a damaged road. Premier Li Qiang said the heavy rain and flooding in the hard-hit Beijing district of Miyun caused 'serious casualties' and called for rescue efforts, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Soldiers talk to villagers on a road damaged by floods (Andy Wong/AP) The storm knocked out power in more than 130 villages in Beijing, destroyed communication lines and damaged more than 30 sections of road. More than 16cm (6in) of rain fell on average in Beijing by midnight, with two towns in Miyun recording 54cm (21in), the city said. Advertisement Heavy flooding washed away cars and downed power poles in Miyun, an outlying district that borders Hebei's Luanping county. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing, including about 17,000 in Miyun, a Beijing city statement said. The city government said 28 people died in Miyun and two others in Yanqing district on Monday. Four more people in neighbouring Hebei province were discovered dead on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after eight people were said to be missing after a landslide in a rural part of Luanping county in the province. Authorities had found four of the dead on Monday. Emergency rescue teams said more landslides occurred in the same region on Tuesday although they did not report any further casualties. Advertisement Uprooted trees lay in piles in the town of Taishitun, about 60 mile north east of central Beijing. Streets were covered with water, with mud left higher up on the walls of buildings.
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Heavy rain causes flooding, evacuations and at least 38 deaths around Beijing region
China Floods BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people by Tuesday and rescue and relief work continued. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province and neighboring Tianjin city remained high until Tuesday evening. State media broadcast footage of muddy waters rising into homes in rural areas and rescuers carrying an injured person on a stretcher and searching on a damaged road. Premier Li Qiang said the heavy rain and flooding in the hard-hit Beijing district of Miyun caused 'serious casualties' and called for rescue efforts, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The storm knocked out power in more than 130 villages in Beijing, destroyed communication lines and damaged more than 30 sections of road. More than 16 centimeters (6 inches) of rain fell on average in Beijing by midnight, with two towns in Miyun recording 54 centimeters (21 inches) of precipitation, the city said. Heavy flooding washed away cars and downed power poles in Miyun, an outlying district that borders Hebei's Luanping county. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing, including about 17,000 in Miyun, a Beijing city statement said. The city government said 28 people died in Miyun and two others in Yanqing district Monday. Four additional people in neighboring Hebei province were discovered dead Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after eight people were said to be missing after a landslide in a rural part of Luanping county in the province. Authorities had found four of the dead Monday. Emergency rescue teams said more landslides occurred in the same region Tuesday, although they did not report any further casualties. Uprooted trees lay in piles in the town of Taishitun, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of central Beijing. Streets were covered with water, with mud left higher up on the walls of buildings.
