Overview

• At least 38 people have died in floods and landslides around Beijing, including 28 in Miyun and fatalities in Yanqing and Hebei
• More than 80,000 residents have been evacuated as President Xi Jinping orders expanded search-and-rescue operations
• The Miyun reservoir reached its highest water level since 1959, leading authorities to conduct controlled releases
• Floodwaters and landslides have damaged roads, cut power to villages and stranded dozens of communities
• China’s weather authority has issued warnings for sustained heavy rainfall in the coming days across multiple provinces