Trapped residents are rescued by boat in the flood-hit Fangshan district on the outskirts of Beijing on  Aug. 2, 2023. (Xinhua via AP) BEIJING — Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia. Hebei province surrounding the capital Beijing on three sides issued alerts for several of its cities.

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