Beijing Floods Unleash Criticism of Chinese Authorities
Flooded Street in Beijing (Photo: BBC)
Beijing residents began drying out Monday after a weekend deluge that left dozens dead and tens of thousands more displaced.
The government says it was the worst rainstorm in 60 years, but it may not have been a purely natural disaster.
Host Aaron Schachter gets a first-hand account from The World’s Beijing correspondent Mary Kay Magistad.
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