Deadly China floods leave trail of destruction – in pictures

An aerial view of a flooded area in Miyun district, northern Beijing, after heavy rains in China’s capital city and neighbouring region.

Residents in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing, walk with soldiers as they prepare to rescue people trapped after a a road was damaged by heavy rains and flooding.

A flooded street in Taishitun, in Miyun district, shows debris from houses damaged by the floods.

A man salvages items in a flood-hit area in northern Beijing.

A damaged car in a flooded neighbourhood in Miyun district, northern Beijing.

Workers clear debris after floods in Miyun district, northern Beijing.

A man rides a motorcycle through a flooded street in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing.

This aerial picture shows a flooded area in Miyun district, northern Beijing, after the heavy rains.

A man removes mud at the entrance of a restaurant in a flooded street in Taishitun, in the district of Miyun.

Four men examine a car washed away and up-ended by the floods in Taishitun, in the district of Miyun.

A man attempts to drive an electric moped through a flooded street in the town of Taishitun, in the district of Miyun.

A woman wipes mud at the entrance of a restaurant in a flooded street in Taishitun.

Residents carrying their belongings walk on a road damaged by flood as they evacuate from the Langjiayu village after heavy rains. The floods have forced tens of thousands to evacuate.

An aerial view shows flooding caused by heavy rains in Xinanjuang village in Miyun district, on the outskirts of Beijing.

Residents gather near a Shidongzi village signboard on a bridge damaged by the floods.

A man examines the aftermath of the floods in an inundated neighbourhood in Miyun district, northern Beijing.

An aerial view shows a flooded public exercise centre after heavy rains in Taishitun village in Miyun district.