What happens when a year’s worth of rain falls in just hours? Chaos.
And that’s exactly what parts of northern China are grappling with right now.
Beijing issued a geological disaster warning Saturday—think landslides, mudslides, flash floods.
Relentless storms dumped rain across the region for the second time in a week.
Ten of the capital’s 16 districts are on high alert.
In nearby Baoding’s Fuping area, skies opened up with an extreme 145 mm (5.7 inches) of rainfall in a single hour.
One weather station clocked 540 mm in just eight hours—surpassing Baoding’s entire annual average.
Just the day before, another district took a similar hit.
What’s The Result?
More than 46,000 people affected. Nearly 5,000 forced to evacuate.
State media CCTV said the torrential downpours have pushed 13 rivers across seven provinces past their flood warning levels—some hitting historic highs.
And the threat isn’t over. China’s Water Resources Ministry flagged risks in 11 provinces, from Beijing to Inner Mongolia.
Scientists link this rain madness to global warming intensifying the East Asian monsoon.
With dams under pressure, rivers rising, and flood defenses aging, one question looms: Can China keep its head above water?
Mother Nature’s not waiting for an answer.
