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The Chinese town engulfed by a flood to save Beijing

2023-08-04 15:26
Floodwaters were diverted from Beijing, but the water had to go somewhere - So Zhuozhou took the brunt.
The Chinese town engulfed by a flood to save Beijing

As the flooding emergency in western Beijing turned deadlier at the beginning of this week, taking out bridges, washing away dozens of cars at a time, and wreaking havoc on the city, the decision was made to divert the raging waters.

The effect was almost immediate. The pressure came off in the...