10 dead, 1.9 mln affected in Beijing downpour

 BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The heaviest rain in six decades in the Chinese capital on Saturday has left at least 10 people dead, Beijing authorities said Sunday.

About 1.9 million people were affected¹ by the downpour which also incurred² nearly 10 billion yuan (1.6 billion U.S. dollars) in economic losses, said Pan Anjun, deputy chief of the Beijing flood control headquarters.

As of 6 p.m. Sunday, about 66,000 residents have been relocated, including 20,990 in suburban³ district of Fangshan alone, Pan said.

The rains have caused multiple damages to roads and bridges, including 31 road cave-ins. More than 1,200 houses or buildings have seen leakages⁴ and 736 houses were flooded, Pan said.

The average precipitation reached 170 mm in Beijing as a whole while that of the urban area hit 225 mm in the 16 hours of heavy rains, Pan said.

In Fangshan, the maximum precipitation - 460 mm - was recorded in Hebei Township. Road traffic in 12 townships was disrupted. Mobile telecommunication⁵ services and Internet access were cut off in six townships, the headquarters said.

As of 9 a.m., 11,827 commercial vehicle insurance claims and 1,968 traffic insurance claims were filed in Beijing, according to the statistics of the Beijing branch of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.

The branch's statistics also show that claims made by farmers for the flooded farmland and the loss of livestock⁶ were valued at 51 million yuan.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 incurred   

[医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式

参考例句：

• She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
• We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。

3 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

4 leakages   

泄露； 漏( leakage的名词复数 )； 漏出； 漏出物； 渗漏物

参考例句：

• We can see that the flow has both leakages from it and injection into it. 我们就可以看到，这个流量既有漏出的又有注入的。
• We can see that the flow has both leakages from it and injections into it. 我们就可以看到，这个流量是既有漏出的又有注入的。

5 telecommunication   

n.电信，远距离通信

参考例句：

• Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
• I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。

6 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。