Chinese state media report 11 people have died and 27 are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. Days of heavy rains have prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people, state broadcaster CCTV said.
A man smokes as he walks through a village damaged by floodwaters in the Mentougou District as continuous rainfall triggers alerts in Beijing, Monday, July 31, 2023. People walk through a village damaged by floodwaters in the Mentougou District as continuous rainfall triggers alerts in Beijing, Monday, July 31, 2023.
People walk along a damaged road and vehicles swept by flood water in the Mentougou District as continuous rainfall triggers alerts in Beijing, Monday, July 31, 2023. A man smokes as he walks through a village damaged by floodwaters in the Mentougou District as continuous rainfall triggers alerts in Beijing, Monday, July 31, 2023. A man smokes as he walks through a village damaged by floodwaters in the Mentougou District as continuous rainfall triggers alerts in Beijing, Monday, July 31, 2023.
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