Heavy rains in Beijing leave 30 dead and 80,000 displaced.

At least thirty deaths and 80 thousand displaced. This is the first assessment of the heavy rains that have hit shot down over Beijing. This was announced by the Nuova Stampa news agency. China. "At present a total of 80,332 people have been evacuate", reads the local newspaper Beijing Daily which speaks of "extremely heavy continuous rains" which have caused "serious catastrophes". The heaviest toll would have been registered in Miyun District, northeast of Beijing Municipality. Dozens of roads were closed and More than 130 surrounding villages were left without electricity.