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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amy Hawkins and agencies

Typhoon Dolphin hits Beijing as city braces for one-third of annual rainfall over 24 hours

Older woman on tricycle covered in rainproof clothes, large car behind, heavy rain
Beijing on Tuesday. Some parts of the city are on the highest level of emergency flood response. Photograph: Wu Hao/EPA

Typhoon Dolphin hit China’s capital on Tuesday as the storm caused flooding in parts of Beijing’s Shunyi district. Rains are forecast to intensify overnight.

Although the storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression, several districts in Beijing activated the highest level of emergency flood responses as the city braced for one-third of its annual rainfall, which is expected over the next 24 hours.

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