Beijing issued its highest alert for rainstorms on Monday, days after deadly deluges swept parts of the Chinese capital and triggered a rare apology from under-prepared officials.

At least 38 people have died in the #Beijing region in #China after it was battered by almost a year’s worth of rain in a handful of days, setting off flooding and landslides, cutting off power and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.

Beijing had evacuated more than 70,000 residents by Monday afternoon and warned others to brace for a new round of heavy rainfall, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest deluge to hit the Chinese capital since 2012.