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Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours
TL;DR
- Thousands evacuated in Beijing and other regions due to heavy rainfall from Typhoon Dolphin's remnants.
- Beijing issued an orange rainstorm warning, with some areas expecting over 200mm of rain.
- Hundreds of tourist attractions and campsites closed; over 1,300 tourists evacuated or turned away.
- Over 5,000 elderly people and 1,800 others relocated from vulnerable areas in Beijing.
- Transport disruptions include suspended bus routes and reduced speeds on metro lines.
- Hebei province on alert for mountain floods and landslides; Henan province issued a red alert for torrential rain.
- Classes and business operations suspended in affected areas of Henan.
- Scientists link increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events to climate change and the El Niño pattern.
- Rainfall records broken in Henan and Hubei provinces.