At least 30 dead in Beijing after days of heavy rain
China
StormsFacebookTweetLink
Follow
Days of heavy rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing, state media reported Tuesday.
More than 80,000 people have been relocated in the Chinese capital, with dozens of roads damaged and electricity cut off for 136 villages, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has instructed officials to make every effort to search and rescue those still missing, properly settle the relocated and made every effort to reduce casualties.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CBS News
41 minutes ago
- CBS News
Extreme rain events are becoming more common in the Chicago area as the climate warms
Extreme rainfall events in Chicago, including two observed this summer, are becoming more common as the climate warms. Very small, localized thunderstorms brought intense rains to parts of Chicago on both July 8 and July 25. While data analysis of the more recent July rainfall event is ongoing, National Weather Service Senior Service Hydrologist Scott Lincoln tells CBS News Chicago that the 5 inches of rain that fell in less than three hours July 8 only has a 0.2% chance of happening in a given year. This would once have been referred to as a 1-in-500 year rainfall event, but the NWS now avoids that phrasing since there is no guarantee it will be another 500 years before it happens again. Late in the evening on July 8, a very localized, torrential thunderstorm sat over portions of central Cook County west of the Loop on the Eisenhower Expressway. Parts of the Near West Side, North Lawndale, the United Center, West Garfield Park and East Garfield Park experienced extreme rainfall, with one unofficial rain gauge tallying 5.39 inches in just two hours. "Comparing this event to our record of extreme rainfall events impacting the Chicago area since 1950 indicates that this is among the smallest recorded extreme rainfall events over that period, covering only an approximately three square mile area," Lincoln said. As global climate change warms Chicago area temperatures, it is leading to heavier rainfall events. For every one degree of warming, the atmosphere holds 4% more moisture. The heaviest rain events in the Great Lakes region have gotten 45% heavier since 1958, according to Climate Central. This is impacting Chicago's water infrastructure and flooding basements more often. "As of July 8, 2025, the 2020s decade has had four extreme rainfall events in central Cook County," Lincoln said. "Compared to the the 1950s, 2000s, and 2010s which each had two known extreme rainfall events within that same area." Lincoln noted rain gauge observations were not as widespread prior to the 1990s, potentially affecting historical data collection. "Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the threshold for 'extreme rainfall' in the Chicago area is changing," Lincoln said. "Analysis of daily rainfall in Chicago indicated that 'extreme' 1-day rainfall early in Chicago's history (1871-1930) was approximately 6 inches, while this value increased to just over 8 inches in more recent times (1961-2020)." More detailed studies of rainfall frequency indicate a heavy rain event that has a 1% chance of occurring in a given year — once called a 1-in-100 year event — has gotten heavier. A NOAA publication indicated a 100-year event was 5.6 inches of rain in the late 1950s. An Illinois State Water Survey publication shows it has increased to 8.6 inches as of the late 2010s.
Associated Press
2 hours ago
- Associated Press
California city that experienced deadly tsunami in 1964 warns people to stay off beaches
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — Officials warned people to stay away from beaches and waterways Wednesday in a small California coastal city near the border with Oregon that has been hit by dozens of tsunamis, including one that turned deadly more than 60 years ago. No injuries were reported Wednesday in Crescent City, a town of 6,600 people, but a dock at the city's harbor was damaged, officials said. A surge of water lifted the dock off its pilings around 2:40 a.m., and it was eventually submerged, Harbormaster Mike Rademaker said at the briefing. The dock was engineered as a wave and current attenuator to disrupt the waves' force before they reach the inner harbor, so it appears to have functioned as intended, he said. It was a long night with a lot of uncertainty, but the city didn't see flooding, City Manager Eric Wier said. The downtown is high enough that it was open Wednesday morning, he said. The 1964 event, considered the worst tsunami disaster recorded in the United States, began with a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska, according to the Crescent City website. Three small waves caused little damage, but then a big wave — nearly 21 feet — devastated 29 city blocks. The quake caused 15 deaths, and the ensuing tsunami caused 124 deaths: 106 in Alaska, 13 in California and 5 in Oregon, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information. The city's downtown was mostly rebuilt, and today a walking tour highlights high-water marks posted on surviving buildings, objects pushed by waves and memorials to those who died. The city's website warns that a tsunami could happen anytime and since most of downtown is in the tsunami run-up zone, if there were a near-shore earthquake, people would only have minutes to reach safety. Thirty-two tsunamis have been observed in the city since 1933, including five that caused damage. The greatest impact from the tsunami event along the coast Wednesday morning was around Crescent City with strong tidal swings, including up to 4-foot waves, according to James White, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Eureka office. The city is one of the areas along the West Coast most vulnerable to tsunamis, he said. The shape of the coastline and seafloor influences how tsunamis manifest, and a lot of the wave energy gets funneled into Crescent City, increasing the impact, White said. Crescent City's Weir and other officials stressed that conditions may be improving, but it wasn't yet safe to head to the beach on Wednesday. There were still dramatic tide fluctuations that must carry high currents, Wier said. 'It seems like whenever we have these events, it's also time that we lose someone just because they're in the wrong place and they get caught off-guard, and then they're swept out,' he said.
CNN
2 hours ago
- CNN
See the global impact of the sixth-largest earthquake ever
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia's coast triggered tsunami alerts in Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and along the US West Coast. This earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest ever recorded. Tsunami warnings for the US coastline and Japan have been downgraded to advisories, but officials have urged people in the affected areas to stay cautious over the next 24 hours.
