Heavy rain continued to lash the Chinese capital Beijing on Wednesday, forcing authorities to shut tourist attractions, suspend bus services and construction work and evacuate residents from high-risk areas, state media reported.<\/p>\n
The city closed over 300 tourist and camping sites and suspended operations at more than 4,100 rural homestays.<\/p>\n
Some 250 bus routes were halted, while trains on 10 subway lines were ordered to run at reduced speeds. All sightseeing boat services were also suspended,\u00a0Xinhua News\u00a0Agency reported.<\/p>\n
Residents in mountainous villages, low-lying areas and other places at risk of flooding and geological disasters were evacuated, authorities said.<\/p>\n
More than 5,000 elderly people were also evacuated from care facilities.<\/p>\n
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Beijing recorded an average of 23.5 millimeters of rain from noon Tuesday to Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
All 3,357 construction sites across the city were also ordered to suspend work as authorities stepped up flood-control measures, with reservoirs releasing water in advance to create additional storage capacity.<\/p>\n
Renewing its orange alert for torrential rain Wednesday, the National Meteorological Center forecast heavy rain across a broad swath of the country through Thursday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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