Beijing Hit by Heavy Rains and Floods

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers clear mud from a street in a flood-hit area in Hougoumen village of Fangshan district in Beijing, July 25, 2012.

Pedestrians walk past chrysanthemums placed under the Guangqumen overpass to mourn victims who were killed during a rainstorm, in Beijing, China, July 27 2012.

Residents look at a submerged bus on a flooded street in the Tianjin municipality, China, July 26, 2012.

Muddy clothes hang on a truck damaged by flood in a village in Fangshan district, Beijing, China, July 23, 2012.

Rescuers and residents stand next to a stranded car being pulled from a flooded street under the Guangqumen overpass, Beijing, China, July 21, 2012.

A man waits next to a flooded highway after his car was trapped following heavy rainfalls in Fangshan District, Beijing, China, July 22, 2012.

Workers pump flood water near a stranded bus in Beijing, China, July 21, 2012.

A man wades through a flooded street following a heavy rain in Beijing, China, July 21, 2012.