BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the recent intense rainstorms in Beijing has risen to 44, with nine others still missing, according to a press conference held on Thursday. Among the ...

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Beijing.

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out efforts to ensure the safety of people's lives and property in the fight against floods and geological disasters caused by ...

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Beijing lifted its highest-level emergency flood response measures in eight districts at 9 p.m. Tuesday, the municipal flood control headquarters has announced.

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Monday activated a Level-IV emergency response for disaster relief in Beijing and Hebei as torrential rains lashed the regions, according to the ...

He is Ding Zhijian, a victim of the Beijing flood. Today, his story was not published in the paper. @SouthernWeekend 张 育群:7个同事。 在北京跑了超过2000公里。

Wang Yi, official with Beijing flood control and drought relief headquarters, said, the drainage systems of Beijing’s downtown area are largely built to withstand rainfall of 36 to 45 millimeters per ...

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The death toll from the storm that lashed the capital on Saturday climbed to 77, as more bodies were retrieved, the Beijing municipal government said on Thursday night. Eleven of the bodies have yet ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen expressed a message of support to the victims of Typhoon Doksuri in Beijing on Wednesday (Aug. 2) after the storm caused widespread flooding and 20 ...

The death toll from the storm that lashed the capital on Saturday climbed to 77, as more bodies were retrieved, the Beijing municipal government said on Thursday night. Eleven of the bodies have yet ...