Beijing records heaviest rainfall in 140 years

CHINA'S CAPITAL HAS recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. The city recorded 744.8 millimetres (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and this morning, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said today. The amount of rain recorded in just 40 hours neared the average rainfall for the entire month of July. The record rainfall comes as northern China has been deluged with heavy rains as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri moved north after earlier hitting southern Chinese provinces. State media warned last week that 130 million people would be affected by the extremely heavy rainfall…