Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from the sweltering heat.
Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C , the National Climate Center said Monday.
While temperatures have since moderated — Monday’s temperature at midday was 33 C — they are expected to rise again this week to as high as 39.6 Celsius in Beijing and other parts of the country, authorities said. Around 70 houses collapsed, 2,283 were damaged and farm fields were flooded. Losses so far have been estimated at least 575 million yuan .
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