- Title: Beijing suburb submerged in mud and water after extreme rain
- Date: 1st August 2023
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (AUGUST 1, 2023) (REUTERS)Â FEET IN MUD, WOMAN STANDING IN MUD HOLDING UMBRELLAÂ FLOODWATER AND MUD ON THE ROAD, CAR DRIVING BYÂ MAN WALKING ON SANDBAGS ACROSS FLOODED STREET VARIOUS OF CAR WHEELS IN MUDÂ WOMAN WALKING IN MUDÂ SANDBAGS IN FLOODWATERÂ PEOPLE IN RAINCOAT WADING THROUGH WATERÂ EXCAVATOR CLEARING MUD AND DAMAGE ON ROADÂ EXCAVATOR MOVING ON ROAD WORKERS CLEARING MUD ON ROAD VARIOUS OF FLOODED STREETÂ MUD ON ROADÂ WOMAN WALKING WITH TWO BUCKLES OF WATER ON MUDDY STREETÂ VARIOUS OF WOMAN DRAGGING CART WITH PURCHASE INSIDE
- Embargoed: 15th August 2023 04:59
- Keywords: Beijing China Typhoon clearing damage flood mud recovery
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
- Reuters ID: LVA001134001082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Roads and streets in Beijing's western suburbs were on Tuesday (August 1) clogged by mud and floodwater after flooding caused by relentless rain since the weekend killed at least two and trapped hundreds.
Vehicles in Mentougou district are half-submerged in the mud and residents were seen carrying drinking water in deep mud and transferring life necessities with a shopping cart. City workers and excavators were seen clearing the mud and damage.
The remnants of Typhoon Doksuri dumped record rainfall on the city of nearly 22 million. Tens of thousands were evacuated from their home overnight on Monday (July 31).
The Beijing Observatory kept a red alert on Tuesday - the highest warning - for heavy rainfall in place, while Beijing Hydrology Station upgraded its flood warning with more rain and river flooding forecast.
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