More than 52,000 people had to be evacuated from Beijing's Mentougou district as flood waters gushed into homes.
Mandatory Credit:	Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

More than 52,000 people had to be evacuated from Beijing's Mentougou district as flood waters gushed into homes.
Mandatory Credit: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

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Heaviest rain in a decade kills 11 in Beijing as raging torrents wash away roads and cars

Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a decade over parts of northern China.