China News Agency, Beijing, August 17 (Reporter Chen Hang) From the evening to the night of the 16th, thunderstorms appeared in Beijing from north to south.
Two people in Haidian District, Beijing, drove through the water and were trapped and sent to the hospital for rescue. Unfortunately, they died on the morning of the 17th after the rescue failed.
The Beijing Meteorological Department stated that from 17:00 on the 16th to 6:00 on the 17th, the city's average precipitation was 9.6 mm, and the urban average was 20.9 mm.
At 21 o'clock on the 16th, the Beijing Meteorological Observatory issued a blue rainstorm warning signal. It is expected that by 5 o'clock on the 17th, there will be heavy rainfall with an hourly intensity of about 40 mm in urban areas and other places, and the accumulated rainfall of the local area can reach 50 to 70 mm.
At 21:25 on the 16th, the Haidian District Meteorological Observatory of Beijing upgraded and issued an orange rainstorm warning signal. The accumulated precipitation of Beichanghe Hydrological Station in Haidian District exceeded 80 millimeters in one hour.
The Haidian District of Beijing reported that at 21 o'clock on the 16th, there was a process of local heavy rainfall in Haidian District. There was severe water accumulation under the Hanhe Road railway bridge for a short time. A car was trapped when passing this section of the road. Two people in the car were rescued After rescued, the personnel and people were sent to the hospital by 120 for treatment in time.
On the morning of the 17th, two people who were trapped by car wading through the water died unfortunately after being rescued by the hospital.
The aftermath has been carried out.
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