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Heavy rain leaves dozens dead in Beijing, state media reports
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 30 people in Beijing, after a year’s worth of rain fell in less than a week, ...
Villagers Trapped as Heavy Rains in Beijing Leave Nearly 40 Dead
The rains set off flooding and landslides, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the capital and ...
Streets turn to rivers as deadly flooding inundates northern Beijing
Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, state media reported Tuesday, as ...
Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rains kill dozens
Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital, ...
Death toll rises in China's north following extreme rain, state media says
Extreme weather killed at least eight people in the city of Chengde just outside the Chinese capital Beijing, with 18 still ...
Beijing officials say 31 older people trapped in a senior center died in floods
The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rain. It housed 69 residents, ...
Beijing Urges Residents Indoors as Foot of Rain Looms Overnight
Authorities in Beijing warned that parts of the Chinese capital could see more than 300 millimeters (12 inches) of rain on Monday evening, urging residents to stay indoors.
Intense rains lash China as landslide kills four
Swollen rivers, waterways and reservoirs across China exacerbated flooding and landslides on Monday that killed at least four ...