Heavy rain causes flooding, evacuations and at least 38 deaths around Beijing region

Almost a year’s worth of rain caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital, killing at least 38 people by Tuesday and rescue and relief work continued. The flood risk for parts of Beijing, Hebei province and neighboring Tianjin city remained high until Tuesday evening. On the outskirts of China’s vast capital, 80,000 have left their homes.