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Thousands of people were evacuated from storm-swollen rivers in China’s northeast on Friday, while districts on Beijing’s outskirts removed debris from flooding that damaged roads, knocked out power, and left neighborhoods in disarray.
China is dealing with record-breaking rains in some parts, while others are dealing with blazing summer heat and crop-threatening dryness. At least 22 people were killed in flooding this week near Beijing and in the neighboring Hebei province.
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Xie Xin, a resident of Beijing’s western outskirts, claimed the floodwaters rose so quickly that his family’s house was swamped in less than 10 minutes.
“Objects can be replaced,” Xie, 25, explained as he moved a desk. “But it’s my neighbors who have gone missing who have affected me the most.”
According to the official Xinhua News Agency, 54,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the northeast surrounding Harbin, the largest city in Heilongjiang province. It was reported that 81 boats carrying rescue workers were evacuating citizens.
According to official media, a highway bridge in Heilongjiang fell on Thursday, throwing two cars into the Mudan River. There was no word about potential fatalities or injuries.
According to the Ministry of Water Resources, the Haihe Basin, which includes Beijing and other important cities, was experiencing its worst flooding since 1963.
After the body of a volunteer rescuer was recovered in a river, the death toll in Beijing and Hebei provinces rose to 22. Another rescuer died Wednesday after a rubber boat capsized in a rushing river.
According to the weather service, Beijing experienced its greatest rainfall in at least 140 years as the leftovers of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the province.
According to the authorities, 1.2 million residents in Hebei have been moved. It was reported that over 100,000 government employees had been deployed for relief efforts.
Rains that began last weekend flooded drainage systems. Classes have been suspended in Beijing, China’s city of more than 20 million people. Power was knocked out in some regions.
Flood waters were diverted to nearby areas to safeguard Beijing, sparking concerns on social media Friday that the destruction could have been lessened if more water had been channeled through the capital’s rivers and canals.
Residents in Mentougou, a district of more than 260,000 people in Beijing’s western suburbs, were cleaning mud from their homes on Friday. Around the capital, the district was severely impacted.
Li Mingmei, a resident of the district’s Nanxinfang Village, claimed the floodwaters nearly reached her head.
“People in our village were washed away,” Li, 45, explained. “We were extremely fortunate to be alive at all.” What about those who did not survive?”
According to the Beijing Meteorological Bureau, the city received 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning.
According to Xinhua, some 125,000 individuals from high-risk locations were relocated to shelters in Zhuozhou, southwest of Beijing. In 2021, flooding killed almost 300 people in Henan, China’s central region.
Record downpours swamped Zhengzhou, turning streets into raging rivers and flooding a subway line, trapping commuters in cars.
Meanwhile, authorities in eastern Shandong province warned of flooding threats as water levels on the Zhangwei River continued to climb.
Typhoon Khanun, which slammed into Japan on Thursday, damaged homes and knocked off power in Okinawa and other islands.
The typhoon was predicted to make landfall in Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, according to China’s National Meteorological Center. Authorities ordered ships to dock and suspended passenger ferry services.
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