![A firefighter tries to rescue a woman clinging to a tree after she was stranded in floodwaters in Huairou district, Beijing, on July 16, 2018. The woman\'s vehicle was damaged by water in the flood triggered by a torrential rain. She abandoned the vehicle and tried to swim to a safe place but was held back by turbulent water flow. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/16/dff4359f278f4177aa8b9ddf4474a164.jpg)
A firefighter tries to rescue a woman clinging to a tree after she was stranded in floodwaters in Huairou district, Beijing, on July 16, 2018. The woman's vehicle was damaged by water in the flood triggered by a torrential rain. She abandoned the vehicle and tried to swim to a safe place but was held back by turbulent water flow. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
![A woman is rescued from flood waters and carried to safety in Huairou district, Beijing, on July 16, 2018. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/16/0808731aba9740f69bfa5443b8ff49a4.jpg)
A woman is rescued from flood waters and carried to safety in Huairou district, Beijing, on July 16, 2018. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
![Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/17/ca3c017800a645a08a4d533f2b1e3750.jpg)
Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)
![Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/17/b301811067be406eac22e8e34e9f9e2b.jpg)
Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)
![Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/17/1991a4caf24b4fd5912dc3f315f381e7.jpg)
Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)
![Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/07/17/931acde6b58644299d0ba1aa3984e57a.jpg)
Vehicles drive during a downpour in Xicheng district of Beijing, on July 17, 2018. Areas of Beijing saw flooding after several days of rain. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhang Kaixin)