Washed over: Damaged buildings seen after heavy rains at Xin’anzhuang village, in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing. — AFP
Heavy rains that have soaked swathes of the north killed four people and left eight missing, state media said, as downpours force thousands to evacuate across the capital city and surrounding areas.
Authorities in Beijing have issued the country’s second-highest warning for rainstorms and the highest for floods, with the downpours expected to last into this morning.
