The latest round of heavy rainstorms in Beijing has caused severe damage, particularly in the northern mountainous districts, where significant casualties and property damage have been reported.
Since the onset of the intense rainfall, Beijing has recorded an average precipitation of 165.9 mm citywide as of midnight Monday. The northern mountainous areas bore the brunt, with Miyun receiving 543.4 mm -- the highest rainfall -- while Huairou experienced the peak intensity.
The Beijing municipal flood control headquarters reported Tuesday that the rainfall had left 30 people dead in the city as of midnight Monday. The deaths occurred in the northern mountainous districts, with 28 in Miyun and two in Yanqing.
In the affected areas, 31 road sections have been damaged, with 16 routes remaining impassable. Besides, 136 villages experienced power outages, while the communication infrastructure suffered damage, including 62 severed fiber optic cables and 1,825 offline base stations.
Disaster relief efforts, including rescue and treatment, evacuee relocation, and emergency repairs in the affected areas, are in full swing.
So far, a total of 80,332 people have been relocated across Beijing. The three districts with the highest number of evacuees are Miyun, Huairou, and Fangshan.
Specifically, Miyun has relocated 16,934 people across 19 towns and townships, followed by Huairou with 10,464 people in 15 towns and townships, and Fangshan with 9,904 people in 21 towns and townships.
Reacting promptly to the severe flooding triggered by heavy downpours in several districts of Beijing, the National Disaster Reduction Commission activated an emergency relief response on Monday evening.
Furthermore, the National Development and Reform Commission has urgently allocated 200 million yuan from the central budget to support Beijing's post-flood emergency recovery efforts.
The funds will primarily facilitate urgent repairs to damaged infrastructure and public service facilities, including transportation networks, water conservancy systems, and medical institutions, in severely affected areas such as Miyun and Huairou, to accelerate the restoration of normal life and production.
Heavy downpours cause severe damage in Beijing, worst in northern mountainous districts
Heavy downpours cause severe damage in Beijing, worst in northern mountainous districts
