pressure off the capital. but beijing has had to move more than 120,000 residents to safe areas for supplies have been stockpiled for them. translation: stockpiled for them. tuna/mom- stockpiled for them. translation: ~ ., , translation: we have prepared water, littles, translation: we have prepared water, littles, bread translation: we have prepared water, littles, bread and - translation: we have prepared water, littles, bread and hot- water, littles, bread and hot water, littles, bread and hot water to keep people going. the government water to keep people going. the government warned people here to remain indoors and ordered employers to allow their staff to stay home. but the city is not used to flooding like this, certainly not in cities in the south of china. the last couple of days have been very tough. locals have pitched in to defend their neighbourhoods. when firefighters arrived they are helping the most vulnerable. china can also mobilise the people s liberation army
decade. tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes in beijing. at least 20 people are known to have diagnosed him with mottled reports. methods from the old days have been pulled out to reach people cut off by flash floods. boats have been the best option for emergency teams but in places there are not enough of them. roads have become perilous fast moving rivers and some have not heeded warnings, trying to drive through suburban beijing in clearly dangerous situations. yesterday cars were washed away by the dozen and it s not clear how many people died this way. rescue workers have been stretched to the limit in a race against rising waters. in the neighbouring highbury province it s been especially inundated after what i was devoted to take the
locals have pitched in to defend their neighbourhoods. when firefighters arrive, they are helping the most vulnerable. and china can also mobilise the people s liberation army at times like this. helicopters have been crucial. translation: if we can get in and land we will. - but if we can t soldiers will rappel down on ropes and reach those that need help that way. the priority for them now is to reach communities cut off from the outside world, without water and without electricity. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. if you were watching the programme yesterday you might remember these incredible pictures from qatar. jaan roose an estonian athlete walking across this slackline between two iconic towers 185 metres above the ground.
world, without water and without electricity. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. uk house prices have dropped at their fastest annual pace for 1h years injuly, according to nationwide. prices fell by nearly 4% in the year to july that s the biggest fall since 2009. i ve been speaking to nationwide s senior economist, andrew harvey. he says first time buyers are struggling to get on the housing ladder. house prices are now 4.5% below their peak which was in august last year. in recent months, the real factor behind the weakness in house prices has been the deterioration in affordability, and that s been because mortgage rates have been increasing on the back of market expectations of the bank rate having increased and this has made it more challenging to afford a home because repayments are higher and also there is a challenge with raising a deposit as well. let s talk about first time buyers, because if you look