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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) — More than 3,000 residents in the suburban Miyun district of the Chinese capital have been evacuated due to heavy rains, local authorities said.
At 9:06 p.m. Saturday, the Miyun District weather station raised its torrential rainfall alert to red, the highest level in the country's four-tier weather warning system.
From 12:00 noon on Saturday to 02:00 on Sunday, Miyun County received an average of 73.5 mm of rainfall, with the highest rainfall reaching 315.3 mm at Huangtuliang hydrological station. Flash floods caused by the downpours damaged roads and disrupted telecommunications and power supply facilities in several villages in Miyun.
The extreme weather conditions closed 12 major highways in Myun, seven of which have since reopened. Communications have been restored to all flood-affected villages. As of 5:00 a.m. Sunday, a total of 3,065 residents from 149 villages had been evacuated. No casualties were reported, although evacuation and rescue operations are still ongoing.
Forecasters said rainfall would continue in Miyun on Sunday, with conditions expected to improve slightly on Monday, but heavy rainfall is expected in mountainous areas of the Beijing suburb.
The Miyun District Flood and Drought Control Headquarters has activated the Level 1 flood emergency response mechanism and will continue to carry out related rescue operations. -0-
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