Thirty dead in Beijing following heavy rain, Xinhua reports

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows flooded farmlands next to the overflowing Chao river, following heavy rainfall in Miyun district of Beijing, China July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/ File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) -Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday as rain hit the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

Heavy rains intensified around Beijing and surrounding provinces on Monday, with the capital getting rainfall of up to 543.4 mm in its northern districts during this round of "continuous extreme rain", Xinhua said.