Efforts underway to reduce impacts of anomalous floods in China's Beijing, Hebei

STORY: Efforts underway to reduce impacts of anomalous floods in China's Beijing, Hebei DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods in Beijing, Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHEN QING, Principal, Zhuozhou No. 3 Middle School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YUBAO, Official, Health department in Zhuozhou City 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG JIANHENG, Villager, Xiangsan Village, Zhuozhou City 5. various of floods in Hebei Province 6. various of floods in Beijing 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YU SUQING, Villager, Koutou Village, Fangshan District, Beijing 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WANG YULIAN, Villager, Koutou Village, Fangshan District, Beijing 9. various of affected areas STORYLINE: Due to the impact of Typhoon Doksuri, torrential rains battered Beijing and its surrounding regions, causing anomalous floods in several districts of the capital city and several localities in Hebei Province in the past few days. Zhuozhou City is one of the wo

Flood victims in Beijing return home

STORY: Flood victims in Beijing return home DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Koutou Village 2. various of flood victims returning 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU SUQING, Villager 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YULIAN, Villager 5. various of flooded scenes 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DONG SHULAN, Villager 7. various of villagers volunteering 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG SHUHONG, Villager 9. various of supplies 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GAO XINGHONG, Village official 11. various of disaster relief actions STORYLINE: Flood victims from Koutou Village, Fangshan District of Beijing, returned to their homes on Saturday from relocation sites after the water receded. About 120 people in the village, most of them elderly, had been transferred to safe places after torrential rains triggered severe floods in the area. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU SUQING, Villager "They say we can go back home. The weather is getting better, and I become homesick." SOUND

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager who has been evacuated to a settlement site prepares to return to his home after receiving relief supplies in Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager who has been evacuated to a settlement site returns to her home in Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers take a bus to leave a settlement site and return to their homes in Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers take a bus to leave a settlement site and return to their homes in Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 5, 2023 shows a view of the Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers who have been evacuated to a settlement site return to Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers who have been evacuated to a settlement site return to Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers who have been evacuated to a settlement site return to their home in Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers take a bus to leave a settlement site and return to their homes in Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-FANGSHAN DISTRICT-EVACUATED PEOPLE-RETURN (CN)

(230805) -- BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers who have been evacuated to a settlement site return to Koutou Village of Qinglonghu Town in Fangshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 5, 2023. As this round of typhoon-induced torrential rains have come to an end in Beijing, some villagers of Fangshan District, who had been evacuated to settlement sites due to heavy rainfall over the previous few days, returned home on Saturday after experts assessed the safety of their residences. Beijing has, over the past few days, seen the heaviest rainfall since records began 140 years ago. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)