STORY: China's capital city of Beijing has been hit by almost a year's worth of rain in a matter of days which killed 30 people as of midnight (1600 GMT, Monday) on Tuesday (July 29), state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Heavy rain started last Wednesday (July 23) and intensified around Beijing and surrounding provinces on Monday (July 28), with the capital getting rainfall of up to 543.4 mm (21.4 inches) in its northern districts, the official Xinhua news agency said. The average annual rainfall in Beijing is around 600 mm.

Authorities have relocated more than 80,000 Beijing residents, Xinhua reported.

Beijing issued its highest-level rain and flood alerts on Monday, advising residents to not leave their homes.

Late on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said there had been "heavy casualties and property losses" in Beijing and the provinces of Hebei, Jilin and Shandong, and ordered "all-out" search and rescue efforts.

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VIDEO SHOWS: TRAFFIC IN RAINFALL / FLOODWATER IN RIVER / VILLAGERS BEING EVACUATED BY FRONT LOADER / RESCUERS CLEANING UP MUD AND DEBRIS

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SHOWS: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 29, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

1. SCOOTER RIDERS WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT IN RAIN / TRAFFIC PASSING

2. EMERGENCY RESCUE VEHICLE ON STANDBY

3. RAIN FALLING INTO UNCOVERED MANHOLE

4. VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC IN RAIN

5. VARIOUS OF FLOODWATER RUNNING IN RIVER

6. VARIOUS OF SANDBAGS BLOCKING ROAD TOWARDS BRIDGE

7. FLOODWATER RUNNING IN RIVER

BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 28, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

8. VARIOUS OF VILLAGERS BEING EVACUATED BY FRONT LOADER

TIANJIN, CHINA (JULY 28, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

9. AERIAL VIEW SHOWING DAMAGED RIVER BANK

10. RESCUERS MARCHING

11. EXCAVATOR REMOVING DEBRIS

12. AERIAL VIEW SHOWING EXCAVATOR REMOVING DEBRIS

13. RESCUERS SAWING FALLEN TREE TRUNK

14. RESCUERS REMOVING ROCK

15. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS CLEANING UP DEBRIS

16. RESCUERS CLEANING UP DEBRIS (NIGHT SHOT)

17. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS CLEANING UP MUD (NIGHT SHOT)

BEIJING, CHINA ((JULY 28, 2025) (CCTV - No use China)

18. TRUCKS CARRYING RESCUE ENGINES MOVING

19. FLOODWATER / FRONT LOADER CLEARING DEBRIS

20. VARIOUS OF EXCAVATOR CLEARING DEBRIS