Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
Beijing and surrounding provinces are conducting mass evacuations as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin bring record-breaking rainfall to northern China. Authorities have suspended transport and deployed emergency teams to mitigate risks of flooding and landslides.
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Extreme weather events driven by climate change are increasingly testing the infrastructure and disaster response capabilities of major urban centers.
1:52 Typhoon Dolphin hits east China with heavy rainfall and strong winds – video China Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours
Prefer the Guardian on Google Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China .
Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese capital could receive more than 150mm of rain over the following 24 hours, with some districts forecast to exceed 200mm – more than one-third of Beijing’s average annual rainfall of 528mm.
Beijing remained under an orange rainstorm warning, the second-highest level, on Wednesday, with the heaviest rainfall expected across the morning.
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