Typhoon Doksuri swept northwards over China, bringing heavy rainfall to Beijing and the surrounding areas. Days of torrential downpours triggered catastrophic flooding, destroying roads and trapping residents across the region. State media reports at least 21 deaths caused by the floods, as authorities expect floodwaters to take a month to recede in the worst affected areas. Locals teamed with the military to evacuate residents who had been trapped inside their homes since the rain began. Footage circulating on social media shows cars being swept away and collapsed roads. The extreme…
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Severe rainfall from Typhoon Doksuri causes floods across northern China – video
Typhoon Doksuri has continued to wreak havoc across northern China, with days of severe rainfall across Beijing and the neighbouring Hubei province leaving entire cities inundated with flood water. At least 21 people have been killed and an estimated 30 are missing across the affected region. Beijing recorded 74.48cm (29.3in) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday, the Beijing meteorological bureau said on Wednesday, the heaviest rain since records began almost 140 years ago. The city of Zhouzhou in the Hubei province, south-west of Beijing, is one of the worst-hit cities.…
Aftermath of Typhoon Doksuri brought Beijing floods, meteorologists explain
Summers in China are often wet, sometimes very wet, but nothing like the drenching that has engulfed Beijing and its neighbouring provinces this week. As Beijing authorities lifted the flood alert on Wednesday morning, after the city’s heaviest rainfall for 140 years, 21 people across the region were confirmed dead. Dozens more were missing. According to reports, almost a million people have been evacuated in the region. Rescue and recovery crews searched flooded streets in rubber dinghies for any trapped behind. Hundreds of flights were either delayed or cancelled at…
Heavy rain hits China around Beijing – in pictures
Heavy rain has hit China after Typhoon Doksuri, which has caused flooding that has destroyed roads, uprooted trees and knocked out power. Torrential rain in areas around Beijing has killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing. Thousands of people were evacuated to shelters in schools and other public buildings in suburban Beijing and in the nearby cities of Tianjin and Zhuozhou The Guardian
Beijing reports heaviest rain in 140 years as China denies sinking G20 climate talks
Rains that pummelled Beijing in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, the city’s weather service has said, as China faced accusations that it had undermined key climate talks with other countries. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, swept northwards over China after hitting southern Fujian province last week, following its battering of the Philippines. The average rainfall for the entire month of July was dumped on Beijing in just 40 hours, with heavy rains pummelling the capital and surrounding areas since Saturday. “The maximum [amount]…
China: cars swept away by flood waters in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri – video
One of the strongest storms in China in years brought torrential rainfall and widespread flooding to the north of the country. More than 52,000 people have been evacuated from Beijing. Footage shared on social media showed vehicles being carried by fast-flowing flood water as bridges collapsed and rivers swelled. Authorities said there was a risk of further floods The Guardian
Airport submerged as widespread flooding continues in China – video report
At least 11 people have been killed in Beijing after four days of torrential downpours, according to Chinese state media. A further 27 people have been reported missing since Typhoon Doksuri triggered widespread flooding in the north of the country. Authorities in the capital have closed more than 100 mountain roads and evacuated at least 52,000 people from their homes in recent days. The military is coordinating rescue missions and delivering aid to residents in the worst-hit suburbs amid one of the strongest storms to hit China in years. Meteorologists…
China: 11 killed in Beijing as heavy rains hit city for a fourth day
Eleven people have died due to heavy rainfall in Beijing, Chinese state media has reported, as a relentless downpour stretched into a fourth day. Another 27 people were missing as of 6 am (2200 GMT) on Tuesday, the state broadcaster CCTV reported, after a typhoon brought northern China non-stop precipitation and widespread flooding. Rivers have swollen to dangerous levels, prompting Beijing to use a flood storage reservoir for the first time since it was built 25 years ago. As of Monday night, China’s capital city had sealed off over 100…
Man rescued from car swept into river as Typhoon Doksuri hits China – video
Two people are reported to have been killed by severe flooding that has engulfed parts of Beijing, as Typhoon Doksuri struck the Chinese capital. More than 31,000 people have been evacuated from the city. Heavy rain continued in Beijing, as well as Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi, as the typhoon dissipated over northern China The Guardian
China: 31,000 forced to flee homes in Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri brings heavy rains
Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China’s capital, forcing more than 31,000 people to evacuate their homes in the city, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Heavy rain continued to fall in Beijing as well as in Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi as Doksuri dissipated over northern China, the China Meteorological Administration said. Doksuri is one of the strongest storms to hit China in years and caused widespread flooding over the weekend in the southern province of Fujian, driving hundreds of…