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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- South China Morning Post
China siblings fight over dad's US$420,000 inheritance, discover neither is biological child
An inheritance dispute in China took a dramatic turn when a brother and sister battling over a three million yuan (US$420,000) legacy inadvertently discovered that neither of them was the biological child of their deceased parents. Advertisement The case began after Sun, the family patriarch from the city of Tianjin in northern China, died in March 2025, according to the Henan Broadcasting System. Before his death, he had transferred ownership of a three million yuan property solely to his son. He also left a statement requesting that his son provide 'reasonable compensation' to his adopted daughter. The siblings, both of whom were adopted, were locked in battle over a residential property. Photo: AFP 'Our daughter is adopted, but we have always treated her as our own. In our later years, it was our son who took care of us. We gave the house to him, and he intends to compensate his sister. We hope you two can get along like true siblings,' the statement read.
BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
- Climate
- BreakingNews.ie
Dozens dead after flooding and landslides near Beijing
Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province and neighbouring Tianjin city remained high until Tuesday evening. Advertisement State media broadcast footage of muddy waters rising into homes in rural areas and rescuers carrying an injured person on a stretcher and searching on a damaged road. Premier Li Qiang said the heavy rain and flooding in the hard-hit Beijing district of Miyun caused 'serious casualties' and called for rescue efforts, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Soldiers talk to villagers on a road damaged by floods (Andy Wong/AP) The storm knocked out power in more than 130 villages in Beijing, destroyed communication lines and damaged more than 30 sections of road. More than 16cm (6in) of rain fell on average in Beijing by midnight, with two towns in Miyun recording 54cm (21in), the city said. Advertisement Heavy flooding washed away cars and downed power poles in Miyun, an outlying district that borders Hebei's Luanping county. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing, including about 17,000 in Miyun, a Beijing city statement said. The city government said 28 people died in Miyun and two others in Yanqing district on Monday. Four more people in neighbouring Hebei province were discovered dead on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after eight people were said to be missing after a landslide in a rural part of Luanping county in the province. Authorities had found four of the dead on Monday. Emergency rescue teams said more landslides occurred in the same region on Tuesday although they did not report any further casualties. Advertisement Uprooted trees lay in piles in the town of Taishitun, about 60 mile north east of central Beijing. Streets were covered with water, with mud left higher up on the walls of buildings.
ABC News
2 days ago
- Climate
- ABC News
Dozens killed as heavy rains and floods wreck Beijing's infrastructure
At least 30 people have been killed in Beijing this week in floods sweeping the Chinese capital. More than 80,000 people were relocated in Beijing, the city government said in a statement. Beijing saw more than 16 centimetres of rain by Monday night and was forecast to get 30cm of rainfall on Tuesday. In Miyun district, 28 people died and 17,000 people had to be relocated. Two people died in Yanqing district. Another four people were killed in a landslide on Monday in neighbouring Hebei province. Eight others were missing, as six months' worth of rain fell over the weekend. Another 10,000 people were evacuated from the nearby Jizhou district under the city of Tianjin, Xinhua reported. A high-level emergency response was launched by Beijing authorities on Monday night, ordering people to stay inside, closing schools, suspending construction work and stopping outdoor tourism and other activities. The central government said in a statement that it had sent 50 million yuan ($10 million) to Hebei and dispatched a high-level team of emergency responders to help the affected cities, which include Chengde, Baoding and Zhangjiakou. China's Premier Li Qiang said the heavy rain and flooding in Miyun caused "serious casualties" and called for rescue efforts, according to China's Xinhua News Agency. Heavy rain is expected to persist in parts of Beijing, Hebei and Tianjin on Tuesday, the emergency management ministry said on Monday night, adding that "the disaster relief situation is complex and severe". The storm knocked out power in more than 130 villages in Beijing, destroyed communication lines and damaged more than 30 sections of road. Heavy flooding washed away cars and downed power poles in Miyun, which borders Hebei's Luanping county. Two towns in Miyun recorded 54cm of precipitation, which forced authorities to release water from a reservoir that was at its highest level since it was built in 1959. Trees were uprooted, streets were flooded and buildings were left with mud on the walls in the town of Taishitun, about 100km north-east of central Beijing. A resident told state media Beijing News that he could not reach his relatives because communication lines were down. "The flood came rushing in, just like that, so fast and suddenly. In no time at all, the place was filling up," said Zhuang Zhelin, who was clearing mud with his family from their building materials shop. Next door, Zhuang's neighbour Wei Zhengming, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, was shovelling mud in his clinic: his feet in slippers were covered in mud. "It was all water, front and back. I didn't want to do anything. I just ran upstairs and waited for rescue. I remember thinking, if no one came to get us, we'd be in real trouble," Mr Wei said. Heavy rain started last Wednesday and intensified around Beijing and surrounding provinces on Monday. "The cumulative amount of precipitation has been extremely high — reaching 80–90 per cent of the annual total in just a few days in some areas," said Xuebin Zhang of the University of Victoria in Canada and chief executive of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC). "Very few systems are designed to handle such an intense volume of rainfall over such a short period," Professor Zhang said. The local topography — mountains to the west and north — "trapped" the moist air and forced it to rise, enhancing the extraordinary amount of precipitation, he said. The 2023 floods in Beijing killed at least 33 people. AP/Reuters
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
Heavy rain causes flooding, evacuations and at least 38 deaths around Beijing region
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations, and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people by Tuesday as rescue and relief work continued. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province, and neighboring Tianjin city remained high until Tuesday evening. Premier Li Qiang said the heavy rain and flooding in the hard-hit Beijing district of Miyun caused serious casualties and called for rescue efforts, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The storm knocked out power in more than 130 villages in Beijing, destroyed communication lines, and damaged more than 30 sections of road. More than 16 centimeters (6 inches) of rain fell on average in Beijing by midnight, with two towns in Miyun recording 54 centimeters (21 inches) of precipitation, the city said. Heavy flooding washed away cars and downed power poles in Miyun, an outlying district that borders Hebei's Luanping county. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing, including about 17,000 in Miyun, a Beijing city statement said. The city government said 28 people died in Miyun and two others in Yanqing district Monday. Four additional people in neighboring Hebei province were discovered dead Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after eight people were said to be missing after a landslide in a rural part of Luanping county in the province. Authorities had found four of the dead Monday. Emergency rescue teams said more landslides occurred in the same region Tuesday, although they did not report any further casualties. Uprooted trees lay in piles in the town of Taishitun, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of central Beijing. Streets were covered with water, with mud left higher up on the walls of buildings.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Heavy rain causes flooding, evacuations and at least 38 deaths around Beijing region
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people by Tuesday and rescue and relief work continued. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province and neighboring Tianjin city remained high until Tuesday evening. Premier Li Qiang said the heavy rain and flooding in the hard-hit Beijing district of Miyun caused 'serious casualties' and called for rescue efforts, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The storm knocked out power in more than 130 villages in Beijing, destroyed communication lines and damaged more than 30 sections of road. More than 16 centimeters (6 inches) of rain fell on average in Beijing by midnight, with two towns in Miyun recording 54 centimeters (21 inches) of precipitation, the city said. Heavy flooding washed away cars and downed power poles in Miyun, an outlying district that borders Hebei's Luanping county. More than 80,000 people have been relocated in Beijing, including about 17,000 in Miyun, a Beijing city statement said. The city government said 28 people died in Miyun and two others in Yanqing district Monday. Four additional people in neighboring Hebei province were discovered dead Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, after eight people were said to be missing after a landslide in a rural part of Luanping county in the province. Authorities had found four of the dead Monday. Emergency rescue teams said more landslides occurred in the same region Tuesday, although they did not report any further casualties. Uprooted trees lay in piles in the town of Taishitun, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of central Beijing. Streets were covered with water, with mud left higher up on the walls of buildings.
