Heaviest rainfall in more than 140 years causes destruction in China's capital

More than two feet of rain fell in just a matter of days in Beijing, killing at least 21 people.

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00:00 Well, let's see what's going on around our world.

00:02 All right, China's capital recorded its heaviest rainfall, get this, in at least 140 years.

00:09 That's just over the past couple of days.

00:10 This is a huge event.

00:11 The rain comes following a typhoon, which deluged the region, turning streets to canals

00:16 and forcing emergency crews to use rubber boats to rescue stranded residents.

00:20 Officials at Beijing's Meteorological Society, near parallel to our National Weather Service,

00:25 say over 29 inches of rain fell between Saturday and Wednesday morning. Nearby provinces were

00:30 also hit with severe flooding, and the rain destroyed roads and cut power as well as drinking

00:34 water supplies.

00:35 Now, authorities in Beijing say at least 21 people have been killed as a result of the

00:40 flooding.