Blog Tag - Flooding

Safety Tips During Heavy Rain and Flooding
“It rarely rains in Beijing.” If you told someone that this past week they would have scoffed and looked at you as if you'd lost the plot. With all...
Wisdom of Zhihu: Beijing's Floods and How The City's Drainage Has Changed
Zhihu has long been a rich source of information about Chinese news, culture, and topics of interest. Now, we're bringing a slice of the site to...
School Needs Volunteers’ Help to Recover from Damages by Heavy Rains, Aug 7
Recent heavy rains and flooding in Beijing caused severe damage to Ganeinu International School. While the school is busy rebuilding, it needs your...
Two Years Ago Today: Record Rain in Beijing Kills 77
Although Monday's weather forecast called for rain that hasn't fallen as of this writing, July 21, 2012 was a different story. In the worst storm in...
Flooding Closes Road in Beijing Suburb
Tuesday night's predicted heavy rain kicked off July, Beijing's rainiest month, with flooding in the suburb of Yanjiao that left at least 15 cars...
Lightning Strikes: Beijing Hit a Record 6,000 Times in Storm Early Tuesday
Those up all night watching the World Cup on Monday night/Tuesday morning in Beijing were treated to a thunderstorm of epic proportions: Electric...
One Year Later: Safety Tips for Flash Floods
It's been a little unsettling living in Beijing this week. First, the fatal stabbings of two pedestrians near the Joy City Chaoyang shopping center...
Before the Flood: Beijing Makes Improvements to Warning System
I navigated around puddles for a 20 minute walk this morning only to reach Wanda Plaza and find it covered in a solid layer of water, like a melted...
George’s Guide to Surviving the Rainpocalypse
Rule #1: Be wealthy. Studies show that wealth is the greatest predictor of whether or not your house will collapse during a rainstorm. Wealth is...
News You Might Have Missed: Flood Prevention, Buy Clean Air and a Bit More Olympics
Now that the potholes and washed-out roads from July's storm are getting filled authorities are working on preventing another series of flash...
Fallout from the Flooding
Weather forecasts are predicting intermittent thunderstorms through Saturday. Meanwhile, stormclouds of anxiety and recrimination from last weekend...
Transport News Live: Subways, Airport and Roads Fall Victim to Floods
We've just found out what some of you will have already found out the hard way: Beijing's transport network has been hit by floods. This afternoon...