Tens of thousands evacuated in Beijing as northern China hit by torrential rain

Beijing residents are especially wary of heavy summer rain after flash floods in July 2012 killed 79 people.- PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIJING (AFP/Bloomberg): Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri lashed China’s capital with heavy rain on Sunday and residents were urged to stay indoors.

The deadly storm has been sweeping north-east over China since Friday, when it careened into the southern Fujian province after battering the Philippines.