AdvertisementAdvertisementEast AsiaPeople looking at a park filled with water after heavy rains in Miyun district on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Jul 28, 2025. (Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A)29 Jul 2025 08:26AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST BEIJING: Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday(Jul 28) as rain hit the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.The fatalities were reported in Beijing's mountainous northern districts, with 28 in Miyun and two in Yanqing. State media did not specify when or how the deaths occurred.Heavy rain started over the weekend and intensified around Beijing and surrounding provinces on Monday, with the capital getting rainfall of up to 543.4mm in its northern districts, Xinhua said.Residents looking at a damaged road littered with broken tree branches after heavy rains in Taishitun Town, Miyun district on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Jul 28, 2025. (Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A)Beijing also relocated 80,322 residents as the rain hit, Xinhua reported. Roads and communication infrastructure were damaged, and 136 villages were left without power as of midnight Monday.Late on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out" search and rescue efforts to minimise casualties.Beijing issued its highest-level rain and flood alerts on Monday, advising residents not to leave their homes. Source: Reuters/miNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.NewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST