Tag Archives: floods

Sinica Week of Floods

Posted on 2012-07-28 by Rebecca Bailey

This is the Sinica Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days. Sinica is a weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn. On each week’s Sinica podcast, guests … Continue reading →

Posted in Health and Medicine, Sinica Week, Urban Culture and Cities | Tagged Beijing, CNOOC, Danwei.com, floods, natural disasters | Comments Off

Beijing rainstorms, a revelation for Chinese people

Posted on 2012-07-27 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. After the recent floods in Beijing,1510 opened a special section to cover the topic; this … Continue reading →

Posted in 1510 Digest, Crime and Corruption, Urban Culture and Cities, Wildlife, Nature and the Environment | Tagged Administration, Beijing, Beijing. Rainstorm. Emergency, Danwei.com, floods, Hong Kong | Comments Off

The Beijing deluge of 2012

Posted on 2012-07-23 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Xinhua reported on Monday morning that the death toll after torrential rains pounded Beijing on Saturday had climbed to 37. The report said that “Among the victims, 25 were drowned, six were killed in house collapses, one by lightening strike and five … Continue reading →