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Beijing rains heaviest since 140 years: City's weather service

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 2 Aug 2023 09:43
3 Min Read

State broadcaster CCTV says the rains had killed at least 11 people in Beijing.

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  • A traditional gate is seen inundated by flood waters in the Miaofengshan area on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
    A traditional gate is seen inundated by flood waters in the Miaofengshan area on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Deadly rains that were witnessed by China's capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, the city's weather service confirmed on Wednesday.

"The maximum (amount) of rainfall recorded during this storm, which was 744.8 millimeters, occurred at the Wangjiayuan Reservoir in Changping," the Beijing Meteorological Service confirmed.

It was the "heaviest rainfall in 140 years" when Beijing records began, it pointed out. The largest volume previously recorded was 609 millimeters in 1891, the service added.

Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, swept northwards over China after hitting the southern Fujian province last week.

Heavy rains began pounding the typically dry capital and surrounding areas on Saturday. The amount recorded in just 40 hours neared the average rainfall for the entire month of July.

State media warned last week that 130 million people would be affected by the extremely heavy rainfall across northern China.

Swathes of suburban Beijing and surrounding areas remain badly hit by the rains, with state media reporting 974,400 people have been evacuated in the capital and neighboring Hebei province.

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However authorities in the capital lifted the red alert for flooding on Wednesday morning "as the water flow in major rivers has gone below the warning mark," Xinhua reported.

With rainfall easing, the focus moved to the relief operation with hundreds of rescue workers from the Chinese Red Cross being sent to hard-hit areas to clean up debris and help evacuate victims, state news agency Xinhua reported.

On Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV said that the rains had killed at least 11 people in Beijing, two of whom were workers "killed on duty during rescue and relief."

Thirteen people were still missing, but another 14 had been found safe, the broadcaster said. In neighboring Hebei province nine people were killed and six were missing, it said. Another two casualties were reported in northeastern Liaoning province over the weekend.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for "every effort" to rescue those "lost or trapped" by the rains.

Visiting a relief work site in Beijing's Mentougou -- one of the capital's hardest-hit areas -- Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing urged "all-out" efforts to rescue those still missing.

"The top priority of the current work is to save people's lives, race against the time to search for the people missing or trapped and minimize casualties," Zhang said, according to state news agency Xinhua.

China has been experiencing extreme weather and posting record temperatures this summer, events that scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change.

The country is now on alert for the arrival of typhoon Khanun, the sixth such storm of the year, as it nears China's east coast.

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