18 people are still missing, and 5 people have sacrificed themselves in emergency rescue, which is heartbreaking! 33 people killed in extremely heavy rainstorm disaster in Beijing | News | rainstorm
Affected by Typhoon "Dussuri", from July 29 to August 2, Beijing was hit by a extremely heavy rainstorm. On August 9th, the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal People's Government held a press conference on the situation of flood prevention and disaster relief work in Beijing.
Xia Linmao, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of the Beijing Municipal Government, introduced that as of 24:00 on August 8th, 33 people have died in the city due to the disaster, mainly caused by flooding, collapsed houses, and other reasons; Five people were sacrificed in emergency rescue. 18 people are still missing, including one rescue worker. "On behalf of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Government, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the comrades who sacrificed their lives on duty and the unfortunate victims! We offer our sincerest condolences to their families!"
This flood disaster caused nearly 1.29 million people to be affected, 59000 houses collapsed, 147000 houses were severely damaged, and the affected area of crops was 225000 acres. At present, these disaster losses are still temporary data, and the resulting property losses are still being continuously counted.