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2023.07.31 16:06 GMT+8

2 dead after heavy rains batter Beijing's Mentougou district

Updated 2023.07.31 18:05 GMT+8
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The rain water passes through a floodgate on Liangshui River in Beijing, July 30, 2023. /Xinhua

Two people were found dead in Beijing's Mentougou District on Monday due to continuous heavy downpours which started in the area on Saturday evening, according to local authorities.

The two people showed no vital signs when they were found in a river during an emergency patrol in the district on Monday morning.

From 8 p.m. Saturday to noon on Monday, the average rainfall recorded at multiple stations in Mentougou had reached 320.8 mm.

Meteorological authorities in Beijing maintained a red alert for rainstorms on Monday morning, warning that small- and medium-sized rivers could experience flash floods and landslides.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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