Heavy Rain In Guyur, Beijing And North China, Thousands Of Residents Evacuated

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JAKARTA - Heavy rains flushed Beijing and a number of provinces in northern China on Monday, July 28, 2025, triggering flash floods and landslides and forcing the evacuation of more than 4,400 residents.

A report by state television station CCTV was quoted via Reuters as saying that heavy rains are still hitting the outskirts of Miyun in Beijing. This condition triggered flash floods and landslides that had an impact on many villages around the area.

A number of images circulating in the WeChat application show cars and trucks floating on flooded roads. The water level has even reportedly drowned some of the residential buildings.

CCTV also reported that more than 10,000 residents were affected by the cut off of electricity in the Miyun area.

According to local authorities, on Sunday, the volume of water flowing into the Miyun Reservoir reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second.

Xiwanzi village in Shicheng City, which is not far from the reservoir location, is one of the areas severely affected. About 100 villagers have been evacuated to elementary schools to evacuate.

North China has in recent years seen a significant increase in rainfall. Some scientists attribute this increase to the impact of climate change, which exacerbates the risk of flooding in areas that are usually drier.

The storm that hit the region is part of an extreme weather pattern caused by the East Asian monsoon, which has recently disrupted economic activity in China.

In neighboring Shanxi province, videos from state media showed the swift flow of water inundating the streets and submerging plants and trees. Meanwhile, Shaanxi Province, where Xi'an's historic city is located, issued a flash flood risk warning.

In Beijing, authorities have closed two roads in Pinggu District that are considered to have a high risk due to flooding.

Local media reports state that search and rescue efforts are underway in a number of cities, including in Datong, where a driver was reported missing after the car he was driving was swept away by the flood currents.

China's Ministry of Water Resources has also issued flood warnings to 11 provinces and territories, including Beijing and Hebei. This warning is related to potential flooding from small-middle rivers and flash floods in mountainous areas.

In Hebei Province, CCTV reported that two people died and two others were missing due to flooding. Rainfall in the Fuping area, Baoding City, even reached 145 millimeters per hour on Saturday night, which is the highest record for the region.

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) stated on Monday that it had allocated an emergency fund of 50 million yuan or around Rp110 billion to support disaster management in Hebei.

The funds will be used to repair damaged infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, water embankments, schools, and hospitals. The NDRC stated that this assistance is expected to accelerate the recovery of people's lives and production activities in affected areas.

The Chinese government is now increasing awareness of extreme rainfall and large floods that have the potential to test the resilience of flood control infrastructure, displacing millions of citizens, and threatening the trillions of US dollars in agricultural sector.