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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

  • 8 events on record in proximity
  • 3 event(s) in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026

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 - Hai He Basin, Daqing He and Hai He Rivers, China (November 2024) — 6,280,000 people exposed; $91,616M capital exposed.

Flood - Hai He Basin, Daqing He and Hai He Rivers, China

November 28, 2024 — WARNING

6,280,000 people exposed; $91,616M capital exposed

Flood - Sanhe, Langfang City, China

July 12, 2026 — WATCH

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

Flood - Sanhe, Langfang, China

July 10, 2026 — ADVISORY

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

Flood - Beijing, China

July 23, 2012 — WARNING

Impact data not available

China Floods

June 25, 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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