(Bloomberg) – Beijing is soaked with another around heavy rain, one week after torrential downpours across the part of the Chinese capital, the floods have released at least 44 lives.
The meteorological service in the city increased the rain storm warning signal to red on Monday at 13:00, which is the highest warning in the three color system, from orange earlier during the day. Some places could get more than 200 millimeters (7.9 inches) within six hours, which increases the risk of landslides, Forecaster said.
It is expected that the most difficult coating will start at 6 pm and extends dawn on Tuesday morning, according to the Chinese meteorological administration. The low pressure collision in the atmosphere with other areas of high pressure will be triggered by heavy rain, said the National Meteorological Agency.
The flood threatens another round of lightning floods, especially in hard mountain suburban areas due to saturated soil. In the whole area of Beijing, the soil is too saturated to a depth of 50 millimeters after the rain.
The authorities urged the population not to comment outside, unless necessary, and schools suspend personal classes according to the city government statement.
It is assumed that other areas of the Chinese North, including Hebei and Tianjin, will be seen on Tuesday afternoon by heavy rainfall. The southern Chinese coast, affected by the southwest monsoon, also gets soaked.
In Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, the signal of a black rainstorm rises. The inhabitants were recommended to hide and avoid traveling because some roads were flooded.
It was also said to be kept away from waterways and residents living near rivers who were recommended to prepare for evacuation if the water rises.
-S using Brian K. Sullivan and Jacob Gu.
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