Thousands are evacuated in China's northeast due to storm-swollen rivers, while Beijing outskirts grapple with flooding aftermath, underscoring the country's battle against extreme weather impacts
Flooding devastates Beijing outskirts
A resident of the district's Nanxinfang Village, Li Mingmei, said the floodwaters nearly reached her head. The city recorded 744.8 millimeters of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said. In 2021, more than 300 people died in flooding in the central province of Henan. Record rainfall inundated the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, turning streets into rushing rivers and flooding a subway line, trapping passengers in the cars.
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