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Heavy Monsoon Floods Kill 30 in Beijing and Force 80,000 to Evacuate

Highest-level flood alerts are in effect as forecasters predict continued heavy rain through Thursday

A man looking at a damaged road littered with broken tree branches after a heavy rains in Taishitun Town, Miyun district on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Overview

  • At least 30 people have died in Beijing’s suburbs, with Miyun District accounting for 28 fatalities and two more in Yanqing.
  • A landslide in Hebei’s Luanping County killed four residents and left eight others missing.
  • Authorities have relocated over 80,000 people, including about 17,000 from Miyun and 10,000 from Tianjin’s Jizhou district.
  • Floodwaters have cut power to more than 130 villages, destroyed communication lines and damaged over 30 sections of road.
  • Officials launched a top-level emergency response, allocated 50 million yuan for Hebei relief and warned of three more days of heavy rain.