The Yongding River in Beijing breaches its banks on Monday. North China has been experiencing extreme downpours since Saturday as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri make their way across the mainland. The National Meteorological Center issued red rainstorm alerts for three consecutive days. Photo: Zheng Xinqia/Caixin

A simple house is flushed away in Beijing on Monday. The capital issued notices telling people to minimize their time outdoors and work from home. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV

A flash flood sweeps away cars in Beijing’s Mentougou district on Monday. Two people died because of the deluge in the area, according to CCTV. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV

A Beijing resident rides an electric bicycle in the rain on Sunday. Photo: IC Photo

A delivery worker drives through a flooded stretch of road in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: Yi Haifei/China News Service, VCG

A sanitation worker cleans garbage cans in the rain in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: VCG

Children play in the rain outside the closed gates of the Forbidden City. Many tourist destinations in the capital were closed due to the weather. Photo: Andy Wong/VCG

The floodgates of the South Moat, located near Beijing‘s Southwest Second Ring Road, are opened to divert the floodwaters on Sunday afternoon. Photo: IC Photo

A worker drives a forklift to transport flood control materials on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal embankment on Sunday night. Photo: Yang Kejia/China News Service, VCG

A timetable in Beijing Fengtai Railway Station shows lots of trains are late due to Sunday’s heavy rains. Photo: VCG