Deadly rains that pummelled China's capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, the city's weather service says
A man looks at a damaged car following heavy rains in Fangshan district in Beijing. / Photo: AFP
"The maximum of rainfall recorded during this storm, which was 744.8 millimetres, occurred at the Wangjiayuan Reservoir in Changping," the Beijing Meteorological Service said on Wednesday.The largest volume previously recorded was 609 millimetres in 1891, the service added. State media warned last week that 130 million people would be affected by the extreme heavy rainfall across northern China.
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