Videos of flooding and landslides spread on social media as floods hit Beijing and Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong provinces
Chinese leaders Monday called for implementation of maximum flood control and disaster relief efforts after heavy downpours led to “heavy casualties” in suburban Beijing and other parts of China.
China has been hit with downpours and floods as it enters the rainy season in July and August in Beijing, the neighbouring province of Hebei, the northeastern province of Liaoning and the coastal province of Shandong in eastern China.
The floods and geological disasters have caused “heavy casualties and property losses”, Xinhua said on Monday night.
No casualty details have been released, but videos of flooding and landslides, as well as rescue efforts, have been circulating on social media.
