摘要
The heaviest rain in six decades struck Beijing on July 21, leaving an average of 170 mm of precipitation across the entire city and 225 mm in the urban center. With an average annual pre-cipitation of only 585 mm, the 16 hours of nearly constant downpour wreaked havoc on Beijing＇s infrastructure. The Beijing Flood Control Headquarters said on July 26 that at least 77 people were killed in rain-triggered disasters and accidents throughout the city. Among them, 66 had been identified, in- cluding five people who died while carrying out rescue work, according to Pan Anjun, a spokesman tbr tile headquarters.
Beijing suffers from the heaviest rain in six decades The heaviest rain in six decades struck Beijing on July 21, leaving an average of 170 mm of precipitation across the entire city and 225 mm in the urban center.With an average annual precipitation of only 585 mm,
