China’s heaviest rains in 140 years kill at least 20, leave 27 missing
China’s capital region has been battered by the heaviest rains since records began 140 years ago, as flooding left at least 20 people dead and 27 others are missing. Authorities recorded 744.8mm (29.3 inches) of rainfall, the highest since 1891, between Saturday and Wednesday morning at a reservoir on the outskirts of Beijing, the city’s meteorological service said on Wednesday.