Heavy rainfall triggers floods in and around Beijing, killing dozens.
Beijing Hit by Heavy Rains and Floods
![Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers clear mud from a street in a flood-hit area in Hougoumen village of Fangshan district in Beijing, July 25, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0B4FE2D1-E6EB-4DE7-8B58-466E6E7C56D2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers clear mud from a street in a flood-hit area in Hougoumen village of Fangshan district in Beijing, July 25, 2012.
![Pedestrians walk past chrysanthemums placed under the Guangqumen overpass to mourn victims who were killed during a rainstorm, in Beijing, China, July 27 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/664F2C22-AD63-4800-8214-769054498DE3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pedestrians walk past chrysanthemums placed under the Guangqumen overpass to mourn victims who were killed during a rainstorm, in Beijing, China, July 27 2012.
![Residents look at a submerged bus on a flooded street in the Tianjin municipality, China, July 26, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4127BF84-0B04-40BF-8B13-9BCEEE2DA5C6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents look at a submerged bus on a flooded street in the Tianjin municipality, China, July 26, 2012.
![Muddy clothes hang on a truck damaged by flood in a village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, July 23, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/FAF2583B-4B57-4FCD-81C0-437182A9F604_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muddy clothes hang on a truck damaged by flood in a village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, July 23, 2012.