Chinese official makes rare admission of failings over deadly Beijing floods

Jul 31, 2025 - 07:00
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Chinese official makes rare admission of failings over deadly Beijing floods

Local Communist party secretary says there were ‘gaps’ in city’s readiness for extreme weather after at least 40 killed

A Beijing city official has issued a rare public acknowledgment of official failings in the authorities’ response to the severe flooding that hit China’s capital this week.

Yu Weiguo, a Communist party secretary for Miyun, the northern district worst affected by this week’s extreme weather, said in a press conference on Thursday that there were “gaps” in the city’s readiness for the deadly floods. Continue reading...

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