Beijing authority issues red alert for floods
The Beijing hydrological station, under the city's water authority, issued a red flood alert at 11 am Monday, warning that the Dashi River section in southwestern Fangshan district would experience floods and asking people to stay away from rivers.A video posted by Beijing TV station on Monday at noon shows that 80 people were trapped at a logistic center in Fangshan. Rescue operations were underway.
By 1 pm on Monday, up to 358 bus routes had been affected by the rain, with 261 routes suspending operations and others making route adjustments, Beijing Public Transportation Group said on Monday.
Starting 1:30 pm, all bus services in Yanqing district were suspended, the district traffic bureau said.
Beijing has experienced waves of torrential rains since the weekend. From 8 am on Saturday to 6 am Monday the average precipitation reached 138.3 millimeters, the city's water authority said.
At 10 am on Monday, Beijing Meteorological Observatory issued a red alert for heavy rain. It predicted that from 10 am Monday to 8 am Tuesday, parts of the districts of Mentougou, Yanqing, Changping, Fangshan, Haidian, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Huairou and Miyun would experience heavy rain.
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