Beijing’s reeling from catastrophic floods that killed 30 people—28 in Miyun district and two in Yanqing—as of July 29, 2025, with four more deaths in a Hebei landslide. Over 40,000 have been evacuated as the Miyun reservoir hit its highest level since 1959.

Chinese state media say that 30 people have died in heavy rains and flooding in and around Beijing, raising the death toll from the flooding in the region to 34.

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital