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On Tuesday, Chinese authorities said that heavy rains over the city of Beijing have left at least 11 dead and 27 missing.
Among those killed by heavy rainfall due to the passage of Typhoon Doksuri through the capital of China are two emergency services workers who died while performing rescue work.
According to Chinese authorities, four members of a rescue team who fell into the water in a rural area are among the missing.
���� | Las inundaciones en Beijing, China, causadas por el tifón Doksuri, han causado 11 fallecimientos en la ciudad y 27 desaparecidos.pic.twitter.com/KumeVw6vwI
— Mundo en Conflicto �� (@MundoEConflicto)
August 1, 2023
The rainfall, the heaviest recorded in Beijing in recent years, has affected more than 44,000 people and forced the evacuation of some 127,000 people in the Asian country.
The cities of Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Tangshan, Baoding and Xiong’an, near Beijing, have also been affected by heavy rainfall and forced to evacuate thousands of residents.
Another Video- The #Fangshan District of Beijing was severely flooded and all cars were destroyed. #Chinanews #Beijing #洪水 #台风 #杜苏芮 #暴雨 #china #Doksuri #flooding #TyphoonDoksuri #rain pic.twitter.com/KHXb0ihWHA
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez)
August 1, 2023
Because of impending floods, Chinese authorities have activated a red alert and warned of the risk of landslides, mudslides and other geological disasters caused by the rains.
Typhoon Doksuri has been battering China from southeast to north since last Friday, when it made landfall in the eastern province of Fujian with winds of 155 kilometers per hour, after hitting the Philippines, where it left at least 25 victims.
