Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths

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Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
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Beijing recorded 744.8 millimeters — 29.3 inches — of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning, its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years. China's capital has been deluged with heavy rains from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri.

Residents are evacuated by rubber boats through flood waters in Zhuozhou in northern China’s Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city that borders Beijing’s southwest.

Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city that borders Beijing’s southwest. Rescuers using rubber boats evacuate trapped residents wade through a truck submerged by floodwaters in Zhuozhou in northern China’s Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city that borders Beijing’s southwest.

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