At least ten people have been killed in floods in a city near Beijing, officials say, bringing the death toll from recent torrential rains in northern China to at least 30
Heavy rains flood a village in Zhuozhou, Baoding city, in northern China’s Hebei province. / Source: AP / Photo: AFP
Officials reported the deaths on Saturday in Baoding, about 150 kilometres from Beijing, adding that 18 people were missing. By noon Saturday , more than 600,000 of Baoding's 11.5 million residents had been evacuated from areas deemed to be at risk, officials said.
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