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The heaviest rainfall since 1951 killed at least 37 people and forced the evacuation of 50,000 in Beijing, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. More than 6 inches of rain fell overnight Saturday into Sunday, July 22, leaving about 80,000 passengers at the Beijing International Airport stranded overnight. About 500 international flights were cancelled as a result of fierce thunderstorms. Rains started pouring at noon of Saturday and stretched into the early morning of Sunday. Among those who died were a police officer who was electrocuted by a falling power line and another who was hit by lightning. Meteorologists warned of more stormy weather in the coming days.
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