Over 34 killed, thousands evacuated as heavy rain & flooding Hit Beijing

In China, more than 34 people were killed in the heavy rainstorms in Beijing, the state media reported. Authorities in China’s capital have relocated  80,332 people across the city as more rain has been predicted today by the weather department.

The rainstorms damaged 31 road sections and disrupted the power supply in 136 villages. In recent days, extreme



and severe convective weather brought by warm, moist air from the edge of the subtropical high has occurred in Miyun and other areas in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered all-out search and rescue efforts to minimise casualties. Beijing issued its highest-level rain and flood alerts yesterday, advising residents not to leave their homes.