Typhoon Doksuri: Thousands flee their homes as heavy rain lashes Beijing
Beijing, ChinaReuters Beijing recorded its heaviest rainfall this year as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed through China’s capital on Monday, forcing over 31,000 people to evacuate their homes in the city, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Heavy rain continued to fall in the capital as well as Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi as Doksuri […]
Weaker Doksuri drenches north China, Beijing evacuates thousands
Beijing, ChinaReuters Rain soaked northern China on Saturday as Doksuri, one of the strongest storms to hit the country in years, prompted thousands to evacuate in Beijing after pummelling the Philippines and Taiwan, and lashing China’s coast. A broad area encompassing the capital faces medium to high risk of rainstorm disasters over the coming three […]
China evacuates 40,000 people from floods, more rain expected
Beijing, ChinaReuters More than 40,000 people in China’s Sichuan province have been evacuated because of floods, state media reported on Wednesday, as cloudbursts dropped huge amounts of precipitation over several parts of the country. Bursts of unusually heavy rain have saturated different areas over the past few weeks, causing flooding and mudslides that have destroyed […]
Chinese cities break heat records, weather extremes to persist
Beijing, China Reuters Several Chinese cities broke new records for high temperatures on Tuesday as scorching heat and contrasting relentless rains wreaked havoc, with local forecasters expecting the weather extremes to linger for days. Red alerts, the highest in a three-tier warning system, were dispersed throughout the country on Tuesday and cities took measures to […]