BEIJING, China— On Monday, July 28, 2025, heavy rain fell across Beijing and nearby regions in northern China. The precipitation made the chances of natural disasters like landslides and extensive floods much higher. As the bad weather continues, officials have already moved more than 4,400 individuals.
State broadcaster CCTV said that huge amounts of rain are still falling in the northwestern suburbs of Miyun in Beijing. This has caused flash floods and landslides that have devastated many villages. Pictures shared on China’s WeChat app showed that parts of Miyun were severely flooded, with cars and trucks floating on roads that were under water and water levels rising up to the tops of several homes.
Northern China has had more rain than ever before in the past few years, making cities like Beijing, which are home to a lot of people, more likely to flood. Some scientists say that global warming is to blame for the extra rain in China’s traditionally dry north. The East Asian monsoon is causing these storms and other extreme weather events all over China, which is having a big effect on the country’s economy.
Xiwanzi Village in Shicheng Town, which is next to the Miyun Reservoir, has been impacted the hardest. On Monday, 100 more villagers were moved to a primary school for shelter. On Sunday, Beijing officials said that the greatest flood peak flow into the Miyun reservoir reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second. This was the biggest inflow since the reservoir was built in 1959. On Sunday, the reservoir started controlled outflow to keep the water levels stable.
State media videos from the nearby province of Shanxi showed roadways fully flooded with powerful, fast-moving currents and plants, including crops and trees, that were underwater. Two dangerous road stretches in Beijing’s Pinggu District have been closed off to stop accidents. Search and rescue teams are working in places that were hit, like Datong, where the People’s Daily said that a motorist in a Ford automobile lost contact while trying to go through the floods.
The Chinese Ministry of Water Resources has sent specific flood warnings to 11 provinces and regions, including Beijing and Hebei, which is next door. These warnings are for possible floods from small and medium-sized rivers and mountain torrents.
As of Sunday morning, Hebei province had confirmed two deaths and two people who were missing. In Fuping, which is part of the industrial metropolis of Baoding, it rained all night and set a record of 145 mm (5.7 inches) per hour.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China said on Monday that it is quickly giving 50 million yuan ($6.98 million) to help Hebei province deal with the growing issue. These money are meant to fix up damaged roads and bridges, schools, hospitals, and water conservation embankments in the areas that were hit by the disaster. The goal is to “promote the restoration of normal life and production as soon as possible.”
The Chinese government is closely monitoring the heavy rain and flooding that are straining the country’s outdated flood defenses, posing a threat to millions of people, and severely damaging China’s farming industry.