From 20: 00 on July 29 to 7: 00 on August 2, Beijing suffered a torrential rain that was rare in history. On August 9, the Information Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government held a press conference on flood control and disaster relief in Beijing.
Yu Huafeng, secretary of the Mentougou District Party Committee, said that this extremely heavy rainfall, which is rare in history since July 29, has caused Mentougou District to encounter the natural disaster with the strongest damage, the widest disaster range and the greatest economic loss on record.
According to preliminary statistics, there are about 310,000 people affected by the disaster, accounting for 77% of the total population. 8,418 houses were damaged and 26,493 houses were seriously damaged; Urban and rural roads, electricity, water supply and drainage, communications and other infrastructure have been largely damaged; There are 40 villages in the whole region that need to be rebuilt, such as the well-known Tanzhesi town, where 47% of the villages were completely affected, and all 16 villages and 4 communities in Wangping town were affected, among which 11 villages need to be rebuilt. This flood has brought great losses to people’s lives and property.