Beijing is expected to receive heavy rain from the evening of Aug 11 through
daytime Aug 13, with 6-hour accumulations of 100 mm or more and 24-hour totals
of 150 mm or more across most of the municipality. Tongzhou, Daxing, Fangshan,
Mentougou, Jingkai, Huairou and Fengtai could see 6-hour totals above 150 mm and
24-hour totals above 200 mm. At 09:00 on Aug 11 the Beijing flood control and
drought relief headquarters activated a city-wide level-2 flood emergency
response and mobilized city resources for flood control.