The death toll from devastating floods in China's capital Beijing has now risen to 33, according to officials
Officials say the storm, and subsequent flooding from days of heavy rain, has impacted nearly 1.3 million people, with the city's mountainous western outskirts one of the worst hit areas.
As many as 59,000 homes have collapsed, with another 147,000 damaged, according to state media. Around 100 bridges have also damaged, along with roads, hampering rescue efforts. More than 15,000 hectares of cropland have been flooded, sparking fears about potential outbreaks of crop and animal diseases.
Agriculture minister Tang Renjian urged local authorities to step-up measures to prevent and control major disease outbreaks caused by dead animals, pests and insects.Xia Linmao, a Beijing vice mayor, meanwhile warned it could take up to three years to repair the damage from the flooding. Much of the country's north remains threatened by unusually heavy rainfall, while other parts of China have also seen heavy flooding, partly from the impact of Typhoon Doksuri.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerOne local weather station there said last week that the rainfall amounted to 1,003mm over the three-day period from Saturday to Monday .
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