China’s north still on alert for floods with threat of more bad weather to come

Name: Rescue operations continue after severe flooding in northern China from Typhoon Doksuri
Uploaded: 2023-08-04T09:17:22.000Z
Duration: 3 min 23 s
Description: Rescue operations continue after severe flooding in northern China from Typhoon Doksuri

Some parts of Beijing are at risk of fresh waves of flash flooding, and yellow rainfall warnings remain in place for much of the country

Water-logged Zhuozhou takes the unusual step of appealing directly to the public for help

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Flooding from Typhoon Doksuri leaves a trail of damage in Beijing’s Mentougou district. Photo: Reuters

Sylvie Zhuangin Beijing

Published: 5:17pm, 4 Aug 2023

Emergency workers are gradually restoring power, water and transport links to flood-hit communities in northern China but authorities warn that there may be more bad weather to come.

Since making landfall last week, Tropical Storm Doksuri has brought record-breaking amounts of rain to Beijing and the neighbouring province of Hebei, with 20 deaths reported in the two areas.

Residents from five villages in Liucun, a township in Beijing’s Changping district, had to be evacuated after floodwaters damaged infrastructure, and it was unclear when they could return home, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.

Construction crews were also working to repair damaged bridges and roads in the capital’s Fangshan district and communication networks in Laishui, a county in Hebei.

The country’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, has “urgently” allocated 100 million yuan (around US$14 million) to rebuild infrastructure and public services in parts of Beijing and Hebei.

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Rescue operations continue after severe flooding in northern China from Typhoon Doksuri

Some affected areas have made appeals for public support, including in Zhuozhou, a county-level city in Hebei where more than 130,000 people have been affected.