Typhoon Doksuri: More than 31,000 flee homes as worst rainfall in years batters Beijing

More than 31,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in China’s capital Beijing in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri, which has ripped through the city and brought the strongest rainfall seen in years.

Other provinces including Hebei, Tianjin and eastern Shanxi have also been inundated by heavy rainfall after the typhoon moved across northern China, the country’s meteorological administration said.

The heaviest downpour was recorded in the Fangshan area which saw 500.4mm (19.7 inches) of rainfall on average, while Beijing’s overnight average rainfall clocked 140.7 mm (5.5 inches), the city’s observatory said.

One of the strongest storms to batter China in years, Doksuri – which translates to Eagle – swept into China’s southern regions on Friday and caused widespread flooding over the weekend in the southern province of Fujian, forcing hundreds of thousands out of their homes.

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