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Beijing floods: Deadly rains batter China capital as new storm looms - BBC
Aug 1, 2023 · At least 11 people have died and 13 others are missing in torrential rains in Beijing as China braces for the third typhoon in as many weeks. The remnants of last week's super storm Doksuri...
Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least ... - Associated Press News
Aug 3, 2023 · Residents are evacuated by rubber boats through flood waters in Zhuozhou in northern China’s Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days.
The Chinese town engulfed by a flood to save Beijing - BBC
Aug 4, 2023 · As the flooding emergency in western Beijing turned deadlier at the beginning of this week, taking out bridges, washing away dozens of cars at a time, and wreaking havoc on the city, the decision...
China sees record flooding in Beijing, with 20 deaths and ... - CBS News
Aug 2, 2023 · Beijing — The remnants of Typhoon Doksuri finally moved out of China's enormous capital city Wednesday, but the storm left 20 people dead in its wake after four days of record rainfall inundated...
Beijing floods: 20 dead and 27 missing in China rain - NBC News
Aug 2, 2023 · BEIJING — Flooding in and around the Chinese capital of Beijing has killed at least 20 people, state media reported Tuesday, after days of heavy rain that caused flight cancellations, service...
Beijing kicks off mass testing after spike in Covid cases - BBC
Apr 25, 2022 · The Chinese capital Beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of residents after a spike in Covid cases. The Chaoyang district reported 26 cases over the weekend - the highest number so...
11 dead and 27 missing in flooding in China after days of rain | AP News
Aug 2, 2023 · BEIJING (AP) — Torrential rain in areas around China’s capital, Beijing, killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing, the government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted trees and knocked out power.
Anger in China Over Flooding of Towns, in Part, to Save Beijing
Aug 4, 2023 · Nearly a million people have been forced to evacuate in the province and in adjacent villages on the fringes of Beijing. In some areas, the flooding has disrupted power supplies as well as...
Xi tightens grip on power as China unveils new leaders - CNN
Oct 23, 2022 · Chinese leader Xi Jinping formally stepped into his third term ruling China on Sunday, paving the way for lifelong rule. Xi also unveiled the other six members of the Standing Committee,...