KABUL (Pajhwok): Torrential rains and floods have left at least 33 people dead and 18 others missing in Beijing, a media report said on Wednesday.
The Chinese capital was hit by flash flooding induced by the heaviest rains in six decades from July 29 to August 2, the Global Times reported.
One government official told a press conference the flood had affected nearly 1.29 million people, destroyed 59,000 houses and damaged 147,000 others.
The flooding also harmed 15,000 hectares of agricultural land, the official said. "An assessment of property damage remains ongoing."
Beijing recorded rainfall of . . .
