Beijing lifts rain alert after evacuating over 80,000

Beijing's northeastern suburb of Miyun was the hardest hit, with 31 fatalities at an elderly care centre. - Reuters

BEIJING: Beijing lifted a severe weather alert on Tuesday (Aug 5) but warned residents to stay vigilant against natural disasters after authorities evacuated more than 82,000 people over fears of more deadly floods in the Chinese capital.

The municipal weather office had imposed a red rainstorm warning -- the highest in a four-tier system -- on Monday, forecasting heavy downpours until Tuesday morning.