Weird rainfall in China leaves 11 dead in Beijing
Unprecedented levels of rainfall in Beijing have led to the death of 11 people, while 27 remain missing according the Chinese state media. Authorities have been forced to close train stations and evacuate people to local school gyms, as homes and roads have been flooded. Numerous floods have devastated China over the years, killing hundreds, its deadliest flood in 1998 claimed the lives of 4,150 people.
