Deaths in Beijing flooding rise to 33, with 18 still missing
Days of heavy rain have hit Beijing and surrounding areas hard, causing the collapse of 59,000 homes, flooding of cropland and at least 33 deaths.
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Days of heavy rain have hit Beijing and surrounding areas hard, causing the collapse of 59,000 homes, flooding of cropland and at least 33 deaths.
A total of 33 people had died and 18 were still missing as of Tuesday in Beijing following severe flooding, a Beijing municipal government official confirmed on Wednesday, noting that Beijing had rolled out a plan for restoring affected areas in the capital, the first step of which is to restore the basic functions of conservancy facilities damaged by flooding. Beijing will be fully engaged in post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work, executive vice mayor of Beijing Xia Linmao told a press conference on Wednesday.
China News: BEIJING: The death toll from recent flooding in China's capital rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are missing, officials said.
Days of heavy rain have hit areas in the city’s mountainous western outskirts especially hard.
The death toll from recent flooding in China's capital rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are missing, officials said Wednesday. Much of the country's north remains threatened by unusually heavy rainfall.