Due to the effects of Typhoon "Doksuri," the regions of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei have continuously experienced flooding and geological disasters since July 29.
As this has resulted in significant casualties in Beijing and Hebei, CCC&TSPM issued letters of intercession, according to the Social Service Department of CCC&TSPM.
As of 6 a.m. on August 1, the current round of heavy rainfall in Beijing caused the deaths of 11 people, including two individuals who died in the line of duty during disaster relief efforts. Additionally, 27 people are missing, with four of them missing during rescue operations. One firefighter from the Haidian branch of the Beijing Fire Rescue Brigade lost his life during the rescue operation, and one township official from the Mentougou district died while on patrol. Four members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team went missing after conducting disaster relief operations in the Fangshan district. So far, this disaster has affected 44,673 people in 13 districts of Beijing, and a total of 127,000 people have been relocated to safer areas.
Currently, most areas of Beijing are still under a red flood warning, with continuous rainfall leading to increased secondary risks such as floods, flash floods, and geological disasters. Low-lying urban areas are also prone to water accumulation. It is crucial to closely monitor alert messages and the latest weather forecasts and avoid traveling near water bodies and flash flood channels.
In light of this situation, CCC&TSPM called on churches and believers across the country to pay attention to this disaster and pray for the affected people, frontline rescue personnel, and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
据基督教两会社会服务部，受台风“杜苏芮”影响，7月29日起，京津冀等地持续遭遇强降雨袭击，引发洪涝和地质灾害，造成北京、河北等地重大人员伤亡。
经统计，截至8月1日6时，北京此轮强降雨已经造成11人遇难，其中2人在抢险救灾中因公殉职；另有27人失联，其中4人因抢险救灾失联。北京市消防救援总队海淀消防支队1名消防员在救援工作中不幸遇难，门头沟区1名乡镇干部在巡查过程中不幸遇难。蓝天救援队在房山区开展抢险救灾行动时有4人落水失联。截至目前，此轮灾情累计造成北京13个区44673人受灾，全市共转移受威胁群众12.7万人。截至1日中午12时，河北有9人死亡、6人失联
当前，北京市大部分地区仍处于防汛红色预警中，持续降雨引发洪水、山洪、地质灾害等次生风险增大，城市低洼地区亦容易出现积水。特别提醒大家密切关注预警信息和最新天气预报，出行远离河道、山洪沟道等涉水区域。
在此，我们也呼吁全国各地的教会和信徒关注此次灾情，为为受灾情袭扰的同胞们，一线的救援人员和灾后的恢复重建祷告。
Due to the effects of Typhoon "Doksuri," the regions of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei have continuously experienced flooding and geological disasters since July 29.
As this has resulted in significant casualties in Beijing and Hebei, CCC&TSPM issued letters of intercession, according to the Social Service Department of CCC&TSPM.
As of 6 a.m. on August 1, the current round of heavy rainfall in Beijing caused the deaths of 11 people, including two individuals who died in the line of duty during disaster relief efforts. Additionally, 27 people are missing, with four of them missing during rescue operations. One firefighter from the Haidian branch of the Beijing Fire Rescue Brigade lost his life during the rescue operation, and one township official from the Mentougou district died while on patrol. Four members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team went missing after conducting disaster relief operations in the Fangshan district. So far, this disaster has affected 44,673 people in 13 districts of Beijing, and a total of 127,000 people have been relocated to safer areas.
Currently, most areas of Beijing are still under a red flood warning, with continuous rainfall leading to increased secondary risks such as floods, flash floods, and geological disasters. Low-lying urban areas are also prone to water accumulation. It is crucial to closely monitor alert messages and the latest weather forecasts and avoid traveling near water bodies and flash flood channels.
In light of this situation, CCC&TSPM called on churches and believers across the country to pay attention to this disaster and pray for the affected people, frontline rescue personnel, and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
