Multiple districts in Beijing issued heavy rainfall warnings on Friday, with authorities warning residents of disasters, including floods in the city centre and also mudslides and landslides in agricultural and mountainous areas.
The extreme rains come as China readies for Typhoon Dolphin, which is expected to make landfall along the country’s eastern coast from Sunday to Monday.
Beijing’s Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou and Pinggu districts all issued heavy rain warnings, expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.
The highest rainfall occurred in Miyun district in northeast Beijing on Friday afternoon, where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters.
Authorities said they have deployed more than 2,000 staff to help with the flooding around Beijing.
Typhoon Dolphin is expected to bring heavy to torrential rains to multiple regions, authorities said.
