A total of 11 people have died and 27 others remain missing during rainstorms in Beijing, local authorities said Tuesday.
The deceased include two in Fangshan, the worst affected districts. Other fatalities include four in Changping District and one in Haidian District, China's (Xinhua) news agency reported citing the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The flood control in China's Haihe River Basin has entered a critical period as 13 rivers, including the mainstream and tributaries of the Yongding River, have exceeded warning levels by Monday, Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said.
The Haihe River Basin is densely populated and involves many large and medium-sized cities, including Beijing.
The ministry has maintained a Level-II emergency response to floods in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in the north of the country and deployed 10 work teams for the flood response in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and other provinces and municipalities.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday also raised the emergency response for flooding to Level II in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Henan.
