According to reports from official media on Tuesday, at least 11 people are dead and 27 are still missing after intense rains pounded Beijing and drowned roads and flooded neighbourhoods with mud.
Former super typhoon Storm Doksuri, which made landfall in southern Fujian province on Friday after initially tearing through the Philippines, has subsequently moved northward across China.
On Saturday, Beijing and the surrounding territories were pounded by torrential rain, with the capital receiving nearly the usual amount of precipitation for the entire month of July in just 40 hours. Numerous areas of Beijing's suburbs are still severely affected by the city's recent heavy rainfall.
On Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported the rains had killed at least 11 people and that 27 were missing.
Among the dead were two workers “killed on duty during rescue and relief” efforts, it said.
More than 100,000 people across the city deemed at risk had been evacuated, state-owned tabloid The Global Times reported.
Former super typhoon Storm Doksuri, which made landfall in southern Fujian province on Friday after initially tearing through the Philippines, has subsequently moved northward across China.
On Saturday, Beijing and the surrounding territories were pounded by torrential rain, with the capital receiving nearly the usual amount of precipitation for the entire month of July in just 40 hours. Numerous areas of Beijing's suburbs are still severely affected by the city's recent heavy rainfall.
On Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported the rains had killed at least 11 people and that 27 were missing.
Among the dead were two workers “killed on duty during rescue and relief” efforts, it said.
More than 100,000 people across the city deemed at risk had been evacuated, state-owned tabloid The Global Times reported.
