Death Toll in Recent Beijing Flooding Rises to 33, With 18 Still Missing
Heavy rains have battered northern China since late July, disrupting the lives of millions.
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Heavy rains have battered northern China since late July, disrupting the lives of millions.
A dam partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, a police official said.
BEIJING: The death toll from recent floods in Beijing rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are missing, officials said on Wednesday, as much of the East Asian country's north remains threatened by unusually heavy rainfall.
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Zhuozhou City in Hebei saw 60 percent of its urban areas immersed in water up to 6 meters deep. Xi was deeply concerned about the disaster situation in Hebei.1, Xi demanded all-out search and rescue efforts to find people missing or trapped in floods. The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee has allocated 44 million yuan (about 6.16 million U.S.