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At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials said Saturday, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30.Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Beijing, adding that 18 people were missing.
Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon that hit mainland China last Friday, has brought the most severe rains since records began 140 years ago. At least ten people were killed in Baoding.
More than 600,000 of Baoding’s 11.5 million residents evacuated from areas deemed to be at risk, officials say.
China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where
Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres from Beijing, adding that 18 people were missing.