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