2023-07-31 11:27:55
Maximum alert in Beijing. The Chinese capital is the scene of torrential rains which have been falling in the region since Friday, likely to cause dangerous floods. Rescue services found two bodies in the waterways of Beijing’s Mentougou district, according to the newspaper. People’s Daily.
Much of Beijing’s suburbs “are at high risk for cave-ins, landslides and mudslides”, according to the alert from authorities, who also issued a red alert for flooding. These heavy rains are a consequence of Cyclone Doksuri, which killed at least six people in the Philippines. It has lost some strength and the tropical storm has been sweeping across northern China since Friday.
170.9 millimeters of water in forty hours
According to the capital’s weather service, 170.9 millimeters of water fell on Beijing in forty hours, between Saturday evening and Monday noon. That’s almost the average rainfall for a whole month of July.
Beijing has been very cautious about heavy rainfall since 2021, when severe flooding in the center of the country killed more than 300 people, mostly in the major city of Zhengzhou.
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