The number of deaths due to heavy rain in Beijing amounted to 37

Chinese media reported that the total number of deaths due to the heaviest rain in 61 years in Beijing has reached 37 people. About 80,000 passengers were stuck at the capital airport due to heavy rain.

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Heavy rains, starting from the afternoon of July 21 and lasting until the morning of July 22, caused flooding for many streets.

Beijing city government said at least 37 people were killed, of which 25 were drowned, 6 were killed by collapsing houses, 5 were electrocuted and 1 was struck by lightning.

Electric pole was broken, poured into people's houses on a road in Beijing.

More than 500 flights were canceled at Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing News reported.

The metro system is largely unaffected by flooding but is overloaded by soaring passenger numbers when people cannot use other vehicles such as cars, buses and taxis to return home.

Beijing's capital has recorded an average rainfall of 170mm, but a town in Fangshan County in the outskirts of the capital has a rainfall of 460mm.

The Beijing government said officials are working hard to bring the capital back to normal and warn people to prepare for the continuing bad weather.

'Experts predict the weather, from the end of July to the beginning of September, Beijing is prone to flooding and there is the possibility of heavy rains or extreme weather,' the city government warned. .

Many people have posted photos of the bad flooding scene in China's Sina Weibo social network.

Some netizens voiced criticism that the city was not well prepared to deal with the situation, although dangerous weather warnings were issued a day earlier.

'It has been forecasted early that Beijing will have heavy rain, so why don't the pumps and other equipment be prepared in time?' A netizen complained.

The rain last weekend was recorded as the biggest rain in Beijing since 1951.