A woman plodges past piled damaged cars in a flooded neighborhood in Miyun district, northern Beijing, on July 29, 2025. Photo: VCG

The recent heavy rainfall in Beijing has resulted in 44 deaths and nine people missing, with death toll including 31 from a nursing home in Miyun district, Beijing authority revealed during the press conference on flood prevention and disaster relief held in Beijing on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported. 

From July 23 to 29, Beijing experienced consecutive extreme heavy rainfall, causing severe damage in mountainous areas such as Miyun, Huairou, Yanqing and Pinggu. Currently, Beijing is fully engaged in the aftermath relief and reconstruction work, the authority said during the press briefing. 

Global Times