The death toll from the heaviest rain to hit Beijing in more than 60
years has risen to 37, Chinese state media reported yesterday.
The rainstorms led to more than 50,000 people being moved from their
homes in Beijing, mostly from the city’s outlying mountainous districts,
as up to 46 centimetres of rain lashed some areas, the agency added.
Up to 46 centimetres of rain fell in Fangshan district, the most to hit
the city in a 14-hour period since records began in 1951, Xinhua said