In recent days, intense rainstorms have battered much of northern China – a densely populated part of the country home to massive metropolises as well as agricultural heartlands. There, residents and their livelihoods have become increasingly vulnerable to worsening summer storms and floods, as well as scorching heatwaves and drought – posing a major challenge to the Chinese government as the climate crisis makes extreme weather more frequent and intense.
tirsdag 29. juli 2025
Streets turn to rivers as deadly flooding inundates northern Beijing
Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, state media reported Tuesday, as China grapples with yet another deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours, devastating floods and landslides.
In recent days, intense rainstorms have battered much of northern China – a densely populated part of the country home to massive metropolises as well as agricultural heartlands. There, residents and their livelihoods have become increasingly vulnerable to worsening summer storms and floods, as well as scorching heatwaves and drought – posing a major challenge to the Chinese government as the climate crisis makes extreme weather more frequent and intense.
In recent days, intense rainstorms have battered much of northern China – a densely populated part of the country home to massive metropolises as well as agricultural heartlands. There, residents and their livelihoods have become increasingly vulnerable to worsening summer storms and floods, as well as scorching heatwaves and drought – posing a major challenge to the Chinese government as the climate crisis makes extreme weather more frequent and intense.
