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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, ...
Beijing admits failures after 31 care home residents killed in floods
Beijing city officials have admitted failures in their response to heavy flooding that killed 31 residents of a care home.
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 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, ...
At least 30 dead as almost a year’s worth of rain lashes Beijing in matter of days
Nearly 80,000 people evacuated from their homes as torrential rain causes widespread damage in Chinese capital’s mountainous ...
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Beijing officials admit 'gaps' in readiness after rain kills dozens
BEIJING: Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday (Jul 31) they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes ...
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, ...
At least 60 dead in north China following extreme rain, authorities say
Extreme weather killed at least 60 people in northern China over the past week, with 31 deaths in an elderly care home in ...