Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead, and 18 are still missing after Beijing's heaviest rains on record ECR_Newswatch Beijing
China's capital has been hit by record downpours in recent weeks, damaging infrastructure and deluging swaths of the city's suburbs and surrounding areas.
"I would like to express my deep condolences to those who died in the line of duty and the unfortunate victims," Xia Linmao, Beijing's vice-mayor, told a news conference, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Further north in Heilongjiang, state media reported dozens of rivers had water levels rise above"warning markers" in recent days.
Millions of people have been hit by extreme weather events and prolonged heatwaves around the globe in recent weeks, events that scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change.CCTV said seven people died in Sichuan on Wednesday and four others were rescued from the water, adding that"local public security, fire and other departments are continuing to carry out search and rescue efforts".
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