Among them, 2 people died on duty, and heavy rainfall in Beijing has resulted in 11 deaths and 27 people lost contact with Changping District | Rain | Martyrs on duty
The reporter learned from the Beijing Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that under the influence of Typhoon "Du Suri", Beijing has been experiencing continuous heavy rainfall since July 29, and extremely heavy rainstorm has hit the west, southwest and south. As of 6:00 on August 1, the average rainfall in the whole city was 257.9 mm, the average rainfall in the urban area was 235.1 mm, the average rainfall in Mentougou District was 470.2 mm, the average rainfall in Fangshan District was 414.6 mm, the average rainfall in Shijingshan District was 333.2 mm, the average rainfall in Changping District was 295.8 mm, the average rainfall in Fengtai District was 285 mm, the average rainfall in Daxing District was 279.2 mm, and the average rainfall in Haidian District was 242.2 mm; The maximum hourly rainfall intensity occurred at Qianling Mountain in Fengtai, with a duration of 111.8 millimeters per hour from 10:00 to 11:00 on the 31st; There are two stations with accumulated rainfall exceeding 700 millimeters, namely Changping Wangjiayuan Reservoir with a total rainfall of 736.3 millimeters and Mentougou Gaoshan Rose Garden with a total rainfall of 722.4 millimeters. According to statistics, as of 6:00 pm on August 1st, this round of heavy rainfall has caused 11 deaths, including 2 people who died on duty in emergency response and disaster relief; Another 27 people were lost, of which 4 were lost due to emergency and disaster relief efforts.
11 people died due to the disaster, including 4 in Mentougou District, 4 in Changping District, 2 in Fangshan District, and 1 in Haidian District. Among them, one firefighter from the Haidian Fire Brigade of the Beijing Municipal Fire Rescue Brigade unfortunately died during the rescue work, and one township cadre in Mentougou District unfortunately died during the inspection process. The identities of other victims are still being further verified.
27 people lost contact, including 13 in Mentougou, 10 in Changping District, and 4 in Fangshan District. Among them, four people fell into the water and lost contact during the rescue operation of the Blue Sky Rescue Team in Baicaowa Village, Fozizhuang Township, Fangshan District.
As of now, this round of disasters has caused a total of 44673 people in 13 districts to be affected, and a total of 127000 threatened residents have been transferred throughout the city. The economic losses caused by the disasters are currently being counted.
Here, we express our deep condolences to the unfortunate victims and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and the affected people. Currently, most areas in this city are still in the red alert for flood prevention, and continuous rainfall has increased secondary risks such as floods, flash floods, and geological disasters. Citizens are advised to closely monitor the warning information and the latest weather forecast, and take necessary precautions.