Due to heavy rainfall, multiple people were trapped by floodwaters in Taishitun Town, Miyun District, Beijing, China on the 28th, creating a dangerous situation. After receiving the report, the Miyun Fire Department quickly arrived at the scene to carry out rescue operations.
At 6:44 a.m. on the 28th, the Beijing Fire and Rescue Corps received a report that a nursing home in Taishitun Town, Miyun District was surrounded by floodwaters and people were trapped. The Fire and Rescue Corps initiated an emergency response, dispatching firefighters and rescue teams from Miyun, Special Duty Squadron, and Development Area, along with fire trucks and rescue boats, to the scene.
Water Rescue Using Ropes
With numerous underwater obstacles and inability of large rescue equipment to enter, the rescue was hampered. After putting on protective gear, firefighters swam into the nursing home. Using ropes, they built a life-saving passage and carefully transferred the trapped elderly to a safe area.
Around 11 a.m., fire assault boats broke through the obstacles and entered the scene to continue the rescue. As of 12:45 p.m., after several hours of operation, Beijing firefighters had successfully rescued 48 people trapped in the nursing home.
After the incident, many netizens posted on social media saying that their relatives were missing or swept away by the flood at the Taishitun Town nursing home, expressing grief and shock. No official report on casualties has been released.