Flooding Displaces 10,000 Around China as Beijing Gets a Relative Respite From Sweltering Heat

A security guard wearing an electric fan on his neck wipes his sweat on a hot day in Beijing on July 3, 2023. Andy Wong/AP Photo

BEIJING—Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from the sweltering heat.

Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday.