Eleven people have died due to heavy rainfall in Beijing, Chinese state media has reported, as a relentless downpour stretched into a fourth day, Report informs referring to The Guardian.
Another 27 people were missing as of 6 a.m. (22:00 GMT) on August 1, the state broadcaster CCTV reported, after a typhoon brought northern China non-stop precipitation and widespread flooding.
Rivers have swollen to dangerous levels, prompting Beijing to use a flood storage reservoir for the first time since it was built 25 years ago. As of Monday night, China’s capital city had sealed off over 100 mountain roads and evacuated more than 52,000 people from their homes.
Doksuri, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, weakened as it rolled inland, but authorities warned that risks of further floods and other geological disasters remained.
Localized thunderstorms and strong winds were forecast for Beijing on August 1, as well as for the neighboring city of Tianjin, as well as Hebei province, CCTV said.