Watch as massive landslide caused by heavy rains collapses onto road in suburban Beijing - More rain forecast

Sptunik
Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:00 UTC

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Strong downpours caused a landslide in Beijing. Luckily no one was hurt, but the road was blocked for several hours.

Beijing authorities temporarily closed 168 different natural and architectural tourist sites near the Chinese capital in expectation of strong downpours, according to the capital's tourism committee.

Weather forecasters expect that up to 300 millimeters of precipitation will occur in the next 24 hours in some areas of Beijing and its neighboring provinces.

The list included several sections of the Great Wall of China near Beijing, including Mutianyu and Simatay.

Comment: While some areas of the world suffer extreme drought, other areas are inundated with epic flooding, and as if that wasn't enough, sinkhole, earthquake and volcanic events are on the rise too:

• Huge six-metre sinkhole opens up on road in Taupo, New Zealand
• Video shows cars floating down river after flash flood in Little Falls, New Jersey
• Deadly earthquake lifts Indonesian island by nearly a foot
• Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits northern Alaska - 47 quakes in the last 24 hours
• Record drought in Denmark causes 40% drop in crop yield, $1billion in losses, and wave of bankruptcies
• Nearly two dozen earthquakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland

Also check out SOTTs monthly documentary: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - July 2018: Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs