At least 20 people were killed and 19 were missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing and surrounding provinces, state media said Tuesday, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighbourhoods with mud.
Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, swept northwards over China after hitting southern Fujian province on Friday, following its battering of the Philippines.
More than 100,000 people deemed at risk across Beijing have been evacuated, according to state-owned Global Times newspaper. In Mentougou, 62-year-old florist Wang Yongkun had piled sandbags around the door of his shop, but the floor inside was still coated in mud."We started cleaning up in the afternoon yesterday... and woke up again at seven today to continue," he said.Further south in Fangshan district, the Dashi River had also overflowed, with trees along the riverbank partially submerged, and some sections of the road cordoned off.
In the parking lot of a high-rise apartment complex, cars were piled on top of each other, alarms still sounding, while people lined up with buckets and other containers to collect fresh water.Parts of Hebei remain under red alert for rainstorms, with authorities warning of potential flash floods and landslides.
Zhuozhou's police department said the entire city's water supply had been cut off, with some areas also affected by power outages.
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