At least 20 people are dead and 19 people still missing in northern China after record-breaking rains caused by Typhoon Doksuri hit the region.

Severe flooding has affected 540,703 residents in Hebei province and caused widespread damage to local infrastructure and businesses. 

The rainfall from July 29 to 31 in Beijing and the surrounding provinces totaled more than half of average annual rainfall. Ten observatories in Beijing and Hebei province have recorded the most rain ever since measurements began. 

People wearing raincoats on bikes during a rainstorm in Beijing, Aug. 1, 2023. Andy Wong/AP via VCG

A man looks at a damaged car following heavy rain in Fangshan District in Beijing. Aug. 1, 2023. Pedro Pardo/AFP via VCG

Heavy rainfall caused the Xiaoqinghe Bridge in Beijing to partially collapse, Aug. 1, 2023. VCG

A man carries a child through a flooded street in Beijing, Aug. 1, 2023. Thomas Peter/Reuters via IC

Flood-affected residents in a resettlement site at a primary school in Beijing, Aug. 1, 2023. VCG

After the floods receded, they left 20 to 40 centimeters of silt on the road, making it difficult for people to get around in Beijing, July 31, 2023. VCG

Villages besieged by floods in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, Aug. 1, 2023. Zhai Yujia/CNS via VCG

Editors: Vincent Chow and Ding Yining.

(Header image: Entrance gate of Dingjiatan village inundated by flood water in Mentougou, Beijing. August 1, 2023. Ng Han Guan/AP via VCG)