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China, Beijing and flash floods

Beijing floods kill 30 as China sees summer of extreme weather
At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains and floods ravage roads and houses in northern China. Eight other people died after a landslide on Monday in Chengde city, about three hours northeast of Beijing.
China floods: At least 30 killed in Beijing and 80,000 evacuated
A further four people have reportedly been killed in a landslide in a rural part of Luanping county in Beijing's neighbouring Hebei province.
Death toll from northwest China floods rises to 13
The bodies of three more people were found, after torrents of mud and water hit mountainous areas of Gansu province on Thursday.
China's death toll from heavy rain, floods climbs to 22, plus over 2 dozen missing
Heavy rainfall causes floods, landslides in parts of northwestern Gansu, southern Guangdong provinces - Anadolu Ajansı
10 dead, 33 missing in northwest China floods
BEIJING: Ten people are dead and 33 missing after flash floods and mudslides in northwest China's Gansu province, state media reported on Friday (Aug 8), the latest in a series of lethal weather events to hit the country.
Xi Orders 'All-Out' Rescue After Flash Floods Kill 10 in China's Gansu, State Media Reports
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out" rescue efforts after flash floods triggered by torrential rain killed 10 people and left 33 missing in the northwestern province of Gansu, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
Death toll from floods, mudslides in northwest China rises to 13
The death toll from flash floods and mudslides in northwest China has risen to 13, state media said on Saturday, after the bodies of three people were found.
Flash floods kill at least 10 people and leave 33 missing in northwestern China
Chinese state media reports flash floods have left at least 10 people dead and 33 missing in Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province
Xi orders 'all-out' rescue as floods kill 10 in northwest China
President Xi Jinping on Friday ordered "all-out" rescue efforts in China's arid and mountainous northwest after flash floods caused by exceptionally heavy rain killed 10 people and left 33 missing.
Flash floods kill at least 10 in northwestern China
Heavy rains in northwestern China caused flash flooding that killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing in Yuzhong County area of Gansu province, Chinese state media reported Friday.
China: 10 Killed, 33 Missing After Flash Floods Hit Gansu, Prez Xi Orders 'All-Out' Rescue Ops
At least ten people were killed and 33 others went missing after flash floods triggered by torrential rain hit China's northwestern province of Gansu. President Xi Jinping has ordered "all-out" rescue efforts after flash floods,

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