Riverway dredging underway in flood-hit district in Beijing

STORY: Riverway dredging underway in flood-hit district in Beijing DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dredging operation 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG HEWEI, Official of Water affairs bureau of Mentougou District 3. various of rainfall in Beijing STORYLINE: The dredging operation in the riverways of Beijing's Mentougou District has made major progress after the suburban area was heavily battered by rainpours and floods earlier this month. About 260 kilometers of riverways covered by sludge, tree branches and garbage had been cleaned up as of August 17. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG HEWEI, Official of Water affairs bureau of Mentougou District "We speed up cleaning up the riverways in our district to ensure the safety of flood flowing in case of rainfall and eliminate the risk of epidemic transmission. At the same time, we are working with municipal departments to restore the riverways as soon as possible." From July 29 to Aug. 2, Beijing