The maximum value of rainfall recorded between Saturday evening and this morning in a station in the city was 744.8 millimeters
With the passage of typhoon Doksuri, Beijing experienced the heaviest rains since meteorological records began in 1883. This was indicated today by the heads of the Chinese capital’s weather services: “The maximum value” of the rainfall recorded between Saturday evening and this morning in a station in the city was 744.8 mm. It was the “heaviest rain in 140 years”, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service.
The previous record, it was specified, was set in 1891 with 609 mm. The torrential rains that have hit Beijing and the neighboring province of Hebei have killed at least 20 people. There are also 19 missing. Floods have submerged roads and disrupted communication routes.
Typhoon Doksuri, downgraded to a storm, tore through China from southeast to north beginning Friday, when it struck the eastern province of Fujian after passing over the Philippines. Torrential rains began hitting the Beijing metropolitan area on Saturday. In just 40 hours, the Chinese capital saw the equivalent of the average rainfall for the entire month of July fall. Heavy rains in the capital alone killed at least 11 peopleincluding a firefighter who was taking part in the rescue operation, state television CCTV reported.
Source-www.adnkronos.com