An aerial view of the flood devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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A man walks near a gate way near the flood devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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Local resident Xie Xin, left, helps to clear mud-damaged items from his home after floods devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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Li Mingle wipes tears as she recalls the desperate situation during the floods that swept through Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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A woman reacts as she fails to find her house after flood waters devastate Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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A man reacts as he clears mud from a house in the flood-devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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Local resident Xie Xin, left, takes a break from clearing his home of mud after a flood devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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A resident rides past the flood-devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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Residents clear mud from their home after floods devastated Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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Residents try to restore normalcy to their lives near underground pipes exposed after floods sweep through a village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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A man washes his clothes in a stream near debris left over after flood waters devastate the village of Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia.
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A flooded area is seen in Ravne na Koroskem, some 60 km (38 miles) northeast of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in parts of Slovenia, blocking roads and bridges, flooding buildings, and forcing evacuations on Friday. Slovenia’s environmental agency, ARSO, raised the weather alert to the highest level after a month’s amount of rain fell within 24 hours in northern, northwestern, and central parts of the country.
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A local resident walks on a muddy street in the aftermath of the flooding at a village following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on Wednesday after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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A local resident walks on a broken wall in the aftermath of the flooding at a village following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on Wednesday after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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Local residents transfer their personal stuff in the aftermath of the flooding at a village following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on Wednesday after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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This aerial view shows rescue teams working in a flooded village after heavy rains in Zhuozhou, Baoding city, in northern China’s Hebei province on Aug. 2, 2023.
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The aerial view shows a flooded village in the aftermath of the flooding following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on Wednesday after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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This photo taken on Aug. 2, 2023, shows a flooded street after heavy rains in Zhuozhou, in northern China’s Hebei province. Deadly rains that pummelled China’s capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing’s weather service said on August 2, as a massive cleanup operation began.
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Workers repair the railway in the aftermath of the flooding at a village following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on Wednesday after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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A broken bridge is seen in a flood-affected area following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on August 3 after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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The aerial view shows workers repairing the railway in the aftermath of the flooding at a village following heavy rains in Beijing on Aug. 3, 2023. Swathes of northern China were submerged in filthy floodwater on Wednesday after days of historic rainfall battered the capital city of Beijing and surrounding areas.
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A man wades on a flooded road following heavy rains in Zhuozhou, in northern China’s Hebei province on Aug. 2, 2023. Deadly rains that pummelled China’s capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing’s weather service said on August 2, as a massive cleanup operation began.
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An aerial view shows floating garbage in a river in a flooded area after heavy rains on the outskirts of Beijing, in the border area between Beijing and Hebei province, on Aug. 2, 2023. Deadly rains that pummelled China’s capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing’s weather service said on August 2, as a massive cleanup operation began.
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, trapped residents are rescued by boat in the flood-hit Fangshan district on the outskirts of Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers use a boat to evacuate trapped residents at an apartment submerged by flood water in Fangshan district on the outskirts of Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days as remnants of Typhoon Doksuri deluged the region, turning streets into canals where emergency crews used rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.
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Rescuers using rubber boats evacuate trapped residents through floodwaters in Zhuozhou in northern China’s Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city that borders Beijing’s southwest.
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, residents are evacuated from flooded areas in Zhuozhou in northern China’s Hebei Province on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. A highway bridge in northern China collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars fell into the river, state media reported Thursday, as parts of China are experiencing the worst floods in decades.
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