Overview
- The municipal weather service issued a red alert from Monday noon to Tuesday morning, forecasting up to 200 millimeters of rain in six hours in outlying areas.
- Six mountainous districts—Mentougou, Fangshan, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Huairou and Changping—are under the highest warning amid extremely high flash-flood and landslide risks.
- Authorities have advised residents to stay indoors unless travel is essential and have suspended all in-person classes across the city.
- Last week’s floods killed at least 44 people, including 31 at a Miyun nursing home, and left nine missing, prompting officials to acknowledge gaps in disaster readiness.
- City leaders have launched reviews of emergency response and infrastructure contingency plans to bolster resilience after the recent fatalities exposed preparedness shortcomings.