Heavy Rains Drench Beijing as China Braces for Typhoon Dolphin

Beijing is facing severe weather conditions, with multiple districts issuing heavy rainfall warnings on Friday evening. Authorities are alerting residents to the risks of floods in the city center, as well as mudslides and landslides in agricultural and mountainous areas.

These intense rains are occurring as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin, which is forecast to make landfall along the country's eastern coast from Sunday to Monday. The highest rainfall recorded on Friday afternoon was in Miyun district, northeast Beijing, where precipitation reached 99.5 millimeters. Several other districts, including Dongcheng, Xicheng, Haidian, Chaoyang, Tongzhou, and Pinggu, are expecting hourly rainfall to exceed 50 millimeters.

In response to the flooding, authorities have deployed more than 2,000 personnel to assist with the situation around Beijing. Meanwhile, other parts of China are also grappling with extreme weather. Heavy rains and floods in the northwestern province of Shaanxi on Thursday caused road collapses, damaged bridges, and disrupted power and communication infrastructure, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people.

Eastern and southern provinces have been taking precautionary measures in anticipation of Typhoon Dolphin, including suspending ferry services, halting construction projects, and evacuating fishing boats. Simultaneously, central and eastern regions are experiencing a widespread heatwave, with temperatures surpassing 38 degrees Celsius, a heatwave that has also impacted northeastern China and set records on the Korean Peninsula.