Beijing’s Deadly Storms Brought Heaviest Rainfall on Record
- Parts of capital faced most intense deluge since 1883
- Extreme rains follow record-beating heat wave in June
Flood waters in the Miaofengshan area on the outskirts of Beijing on Aug. 1.
Photographer: Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
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The deluge of rain that triggered floods and killed at least 20 people in northern China this week was the heaviest to hit Beijing since record-keeping began in the 19th century.
The worst-affected spot of the capital recorded 29.3 inches (74.4 centimeters) of rain from Saturday through Wednesday, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said in a social media post. That’s the most ever in data going back to 1883 — nearly three decades before the fall of the Qing dynasty.