Eight reservoirs in two districts of Beijing and the Yongding River, the largest river to flow through Beijing, released flood water at the same time, flooding parts of Hebei Province, such as Zhuozhou City, stranding many residents. Staff from Zhuozhou’s Emergency Management Bureau admitted to Chinese media that upstream flooding from Beijing had caused Zhuozhou’s water level to rise quickly. The CCP government communicated internally that in order to protect Beijing, where water isn’t draining, both Hebei Province and Tianjin City need to protect Beijing and prioritize diverting floodwaters for Beijing. The flood discharge period will last for 8 days and 23 hours.

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      1 year ago

      Saw your comment just now. Upon further reading, I also posted another article from BBC that provides what is perhaps a more objective view about the flooding. One does have to wonder, of course, how much of the information is controlled by the authorities.

      As for how it relates to prepping, well, isn’t getting ready for the effects of natural hazards (and the disasters that can be an aftermath of these) related to prepping?

      Thanks for the lead.