Capital beefs up flood safety
China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-16 07:14
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A Beijing resident wears an improvised hat in the rain on Monday. According to the Beijing Water Authority, an average of 45.9 millimeters of rain fell on the city from 8 pm Sunday to 11 am Monday. Wang Jing / China Daily |
Beijing is increasing safety inspections related to the predicted heavy rainfall in the capital to avoid a repeat of the flooding disaster during a storm last year that claimed dozens of lives.
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