Heavy rains and floods kill 30 in Beijing

Torrential rains and floods in northern China since the weekend have killed 30 people in Beijing, authorities say, Report informs via BBC.

Beijing officials have issued the highest flood emergency alert. More than 80,000 people have been relocated since the rains started on Saturday.

Rescue efforts have continued through the night as thousands of people were forced to evacuate.

Dozens of roads have been closed and over 130 villages have lost power, Beijing Daily said.

Beijing is no stranger to flooding and disaster, particularly at this time of the year.

The deadliest of these floods happened in July 2012, when 190mm of rain drenched the city in a day, killing 79 people.

In 2023, heavy rain killed 33 people and left 18 others missing.