The heaviest rain in 61 years in the Chinese capital Beijing has left 10 people dead as of 2 am Sunday, according to a report by the China Network Television (CNTV), a national web-based TV broadcaster owned by the state-owned China Central Television.

The CNTV reported that precipitation in the city proper had climbed to 212 mm as of 2 am, causing the evacuation of 14,500 local residents, the CNTV reported, citing Guo Jinlong, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the city's top chief.

The biggest precipitation occurred in the suburban district of Fangshan, hitting 460 mm, according to the report.

Guo said that almost 100,000 people were mobilized for rescue work during the strong rain that started trashing the city since Saturday morning.

A car is submerged at Lianhua Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

A worker drains the water at Lianhua Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

 

 

Worker drain the water at Lianhua Bridge in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

Three pedestrians carry a baby carriage at an underpass in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

 

A pedestrian walks in heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

 

A motorcycle drives in heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

A taxi drives in heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

A motorcycle drives in heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

 

A vehicle drives in heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

Vehicles turn on head lights while running amid heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

 

A pedestrian walks down an overbridge amid heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua

 

Pedestrians hold an umbrella as they walk amid heavy rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2012. Photo: Xinhua