Incessant rain from Typhoon Doksuri leave 20 dead and 19 missing in China

Rescue workers in a boat go through a flooded street in Beijing on Aug 1, 2023. - PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIJING: At least 20 people have died and 19 are missing in northern China after heavy rainstorms battered Beijing and neighbouring Hebei province for a fourth day in a row, officials said on Tuesday.

Among the dead in the capital were two rescuers who lost their lives in the line of duty, including a 30-year-old firefighter from Shandong province.