Beijing has experienced severe rainstorms resulting in at least 44 fatalities and nine people reported missing, according to local authorities. Among the deceased, 31 were elderly residents from a nursing home in Miyun district, which was submerged by floodwaters. The floods have affected over 300,000 residents and damaged approximately 24,000 houses. In response to the ongoing threat, Beijing authorities have placed most hilly districts under the highest alert for heavy rainfall and advised residents to avoid unnecessary travel. The city's suburban rail network suspended multiple lines as rainfall warnings were upgraded to red alert for five districts. This marks the deadliest flooding event in Beijing since 2012. Additionally, heavy rains in other parts of China, including Hebei and Guangdong provinces, have caused further casualties and disruptions. In Taiwan, continuous heavy rainfall over the past week has resulted in four deaths, 74 injuries, and three missing persons, with over 5,900 residents evacuated. The Ministry of Water Resources in China has also elevated its flood emergency response to Level-III in Gansu and Qinghai provinces.
Beijing is getting drenched by another round of heavy rain, one week after torrential downpours across parts of the Chinese capital unleashed flooding that claimed at least 44 lives. https://t.co/lmYvt3ETTx
Beijing warned residents in all city districts to brace for a new round of heavy rainfall, telling them to avoid going out, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest deluge to hit the Chinese capital since 2012 https://t.co/D9hrHQ8LD9 https://t.co/xh6yAM6sQ9
Beijing's suburban rail network suspended multiple lines on Monday as authorities upgraded its rainfall warnings to red alert for five districts facing potentially heavy rains in the afternoon. https://t.co/JTViQBfqRP https://t.co/vu0EWein0m