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flood Flood Risk in Beijing, China

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • Active in the last 12 months (9 events)

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Sanhe, Langfang City, China (2026-07-12) — 722,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Beijing is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Beijing Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Beijing

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Beijing, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Yellow River Basin, China (July 2024) — 49,100,000 people exposed; $1,128,273M capital exposed.

Flood - Yellow River Basin, China

July 3, 2024 — WARNING

49,100,000 people exposed; $1,128,273M capital exposed

Flood - Sanhe, Langfang City, China

July 11, 2026 — WATCH

722,000 people exposed; $13,447M capital exposed

Flood - Sanhe, Langfang, China

July 9, 2026 — ADVISORY

722,000 people exposed; $13,447M capital exposed

Flood - Beijing, China

July 22, 2012 — WARNING

Impact data not available

China Floods

June 24, 2002 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Beijing, China flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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