The worst downpour in a decade has hit portions of northern China as a result of Typhoon Doksuri, which also caused extensive floods and landslides in Beijing. Rainfall that lasted for more than two days overflowed riverbeds near the western edge of the Chinese capital, turning once-calm streams into fierce torrents that swept away automobiles and wrecked roadways. Over 127,000 people have been evacuated from the city, and there have been at least 11 fatalities and 27 reported missing. Nearly 22 million people live in the enormous metropolis, which had a full month's worth of rain in just 48 hours. The downpours were even worse in the western districts that were most severely affected. More than 18 inches of rain fell on average in Mentougou district, whereas just 16 inches fell in nearby Fangshan. Since 2012's floods, which claimed 77 lives, the storm has been Beijing's deadliest natural disaster.
During the summer, China experiences typhoons and torrential rain, but experts warn that climate change has increased the frequency and devastation of the yearly storms. In 2021, flooding in Zhengzhou, a city in the centre of the province of Henan, killed at least 300 people. Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a search and rescue operation order on Tuesday, ordering the affected individuals to be relocated appropriately and the damaged infrastructure to be rebuilt as quickly as possible to resume regular production and living conditions.
Doksuri was one of the most powerful typhoons to strike China in recent memory. It made landfall in the coastal province of Fujian in the country's southeast, where more than 2.6 million people were reportedly affected, according to authorities. Before striking Fujian, the typhoon had already claimed at least 39 lives in the Philippines and battered sections of southern Taiwan. In Zhuozhuo, a city in the Beijing-adjacent province of Hebei, more than 300 people were trapped in a residential structure.
On the outskirts of Beijing, hundreds of train passengers were marooned; some of them went without food for 30 hours. The sixth typhoon likely to reach China this year, Khanun, is moving towards the country. Storm tides are expected to lash eastern Zhejiang province's coastal districts until Thursday.
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