Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain

Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain

July 29, 2025   09:18 am

Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday (Jul 28) as heavy rain hit the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

The fatalities were reported in Beijing’s mountainous northern districts, with 28 in Miyun and two in Yanqing. State media did not specify when or how the deaths occurred.

Heavy rain started over the weekend and intensified around Beijing and surrounding provinces on Monday, with the capital getting rainfall of up to 543.4mm in its northern districts, Xinhua said.

Beijing also relocated 80,322 residents as the rain hit, Xinhua reported. Roads and communication infrastructure were damaged, and 136 villages were left without power as of midnight Monday.

Late on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered “all-out” search and rescue efforts to minimise casualties.

Beijing issued its highest-level rain and flood alerts on Monday, advising residents not to leave their homes.

Source: Reuters

- Agencies

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