Showing posts with label beijing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beijing. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Video: Flood sweeps Fangshan district in Beijing, China


Heavy rain, recorded at 46 centimeters (18 inches), fell on Beicheying Village in Fangshan District, Beijing last Saturday. Questions are raised as to officials' response to the disaster.
Digital Journal reported on the heavy rains which fell in China on July 22, killing at least ten people.
Now a video has been released (above) of the flooding in Beicheying Village, located in Beijing's Fangshan District on Saturday, when China's capital experienced its heaviest rains in six decades.
At least 37 people have died in Beijing city, and an unknown number of persons have perished in the Fangshan District... read more and watch video.

Sunday, 22 July 2012

Heavy rains in Beijing, China kill at least 10 people


In continuing heavy rains in China, Beijing has been inundated with torrential rains, killing at least ten and stranding 80,000 at the airport.
Digital Journal reported on July 15 on the flooding and landslides in southern and central China, where at least 21 people were killed.
Now, in one of the strongest rainfalls in over forty years, Chinese TV is reporting that Beijing has experienced flooding in the streets, killing at least ten people.... read more.