State troops have joined disaster relief efforts after torrential rains triggered flooding and landslides
Torrential rains and floods in China have killed at least 38 people, damaging roads, cutting power, and prompting mass evacuations, state media have reported.
Heavy rains began last Wednesday in Northern China, affecting 11 regions in total. The deluge peaked on Monday in the capital, Beijing, and surrounding provinces, where 30 people were killed and over 80,000 evacuated, Xinhua reported on Tuesday. It also triggered landslides near Chengde City in northern Hebei province, where eight people died and are four missing, according to the…
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