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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
21 killed in floods as Beijing area sees heaviest rain in 140 years
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Residents are evacuated by rubber boats through flood waters in Zhuozhou in northern China's Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China’s capital records its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days after being deluged with heavy rains from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri.
The city records 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau says.
The number of confirmed deaths from the torrential rains around Beijing rises to 21 after the body of a rescuer was recovered.
At least 26 people remain missing from the rains.
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