Photos: 75 dead/missing as Flood covers Beijing in China

The Civil Affairs Ministry has said that about 75 people have died or gone missing in China’s worst flooding area. The announcement was made amid continuing heavy downpours that caused havoc across usually dry regions, including the capital Beijing.  Already, 576 people have been recorded as dead or missing nationwide in the first half of the year. Beijing has witnessed incessant rain since Tuesday.
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