Quotable

"If we have a next life, I would like to marry him again."

Qiu Yan, whose husband died in the rainstorm in Beijing, in a TV program on Wednesday. Her husband, 34-year-old Ding Zhijian, drowned after his vehicle became stuck in 4 meters of water downtown near Guangqumen Bridge on July 21. He was driving to his office around 7 pm when his Hyundai sport utility vehicle stalled in a flooded area under the bridge. At 10:20 pm, Ding and his car were pulled out of the water.