Overview

• Authorities confirm four deaths and eight missing after landslides and flash floods struck Hebei province and Beijing’s Miyun district.
• More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas as torrential monsoon rains push key rivers beyond warning levels.
• Beijing issued its second-highest rainstorm alert and its highest flood warning as nationwide rescue teams conduct search and relief operations.
• China’s National Development and Reform Commission allocated 50 million yuan for emergency relief and infrastructure repairs in hard-hit regions.
• Scientists warn that climate change and reliance on coal power are fueling intensified rainfall in northern China’s traditionally arid zones.