Posted on 08/02/2023 12:27:17 PM PDT by Paul R.
On July 28, Fujian Province was struck by the year's most powerful typhoon, which brought with it strong winds and torrential rainfall that swept across the region. The province faced an unprecedented deluge, leading to severe flooding and presenting significant challenges to local authorities and residents.
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In recent days, Beijing, the capital of China, has been brutally hit by the most severe rainfall in recorded history. Videos circulating on the Internet show the devastation caused by the torrential rain. Flash floods have triggered overflowing rivers, breaking dams, causing bridges and roads to collapse. The city has turned into an ocean with countless vehicles either submerged or washed away by the floodwaters.
As of noon on August 2nd, according to the official statement from Beijing, there have been at least 11 fatalities and 27 people reported missing in the city. However, given the Chinese Communist Party’s consistent practice of concealing the true extent of disasters, many suspect that the actual death toll may far exceed the official count.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn9EGNYiq58
Understanding what happened:
Beijing Historic Flood: China’s Man Made Disasters
China intentionally flooded an area south of Beijing to avoid the pet projects of Xi Jinping from getting destroyed. What about the people in that area? The people of Zhuozhou are left to survive the flood on their own.
In the middle of the night, a sudden surge of flood water discharged by Beijing destroyed the buildings.
People are stranded and could take rescue efforts (minimal) weeks to get to them all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCveR_gCwGk
Nearly 1 million people in China’s northern Hebei province were relocated after record rains forced authorities to channel water from swollen rivers to some populated areas for storage, sparking anger online over the homes sacrificed to save Beijing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8hBegVkBAI
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