Capital beefs up flood safety
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Tens">Tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overpasses">overpasses</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2017 <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> 61 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.63 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Drainage">Drainage</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="Ltd">Ltd</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="drainage">drainage</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="at">at</span> 72 <span word="overpasses">overpasses</span> <span word="updated">updated</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="rainstorm">rainstorm</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 3,000 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 900 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="downpour">downpour</span>.</p><p><span word="Monitors">Monitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="underpasses">underpasses</span>. <span word="Warning">Warning</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="underpasses">underpasses</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="drainage">drainage</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="overpasses">overpasses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="Deep">Deep</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> 52 <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="storm">storm</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangqumen">Guangqumen</span> <span word="overpass">overpass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="Ring">Ring</span> <span word="Road">Road</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="drainage">drainage</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p>
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