Overview

• Beijing authorities confirmed 30 deaths and evacuated over 80,000 residents after torrential rains since July 24 prompted the highest-level red rainstorm alert.
• President Xi Jinping issued urgent directives on July 28 to prioritize life-saving efforts and mobilize municipal and provincial teams for large-scale rescue and relief operations.
• Heavy downpours overwhelmed drainage systems, with Huairou District recording 95.3 millimeters of rain in one hour and some areas exceeding 500 millimeters in total rainfall.
• Infrastructure damage includes 31 roads rendered impassable and 136 villages without power as crews work to restore transport links and utilities.
• Authorities have warned residents of possible river overflows, landslides and urban inundation in light of ongoing rescue efforts.