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China’s north-east inundated in Typhoon Doksuri’s wake

People ride a boat through a flooded road after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China, on 3rd August, 2023.

Shenzhen, China Reuters Floodwaters from Typhoon Doksuri continued to deluge farms and cities in northeast China on Saturday, while authorities in other parts of the country struggled to deal with the aftermath of one of the strongest storms in years.  Almost 15,000 residents were moved out of the city of Shulan in corn-growing Jilin province, […]

Updated: Beijing, northern China boost rescue efforts after worst storm in years

Cars are partially submerged as water gushes on a flooded street, after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall and brought heavy rainfall, at the Mentougou district, in Beijing, China, on 31st July, 2023, in this still image obtained from social media video.

Updated: 8am, 2nd August, 2023 (AEST) Beijing, China Reuters Beijing and nearby cities stepped up rescue efforts on Tuesday after rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri disrupted services and food supplies and claimed 20 lives in one of the worst storms to hit northern China in over a decade.  Beijing’s Fangshan district […]