Families mourn loss of their loved ones after the fatal storm

Editor's note: The heaviest rainfall in 61 years lashed Beijing on July 21. It triggered flooding, landslides and other damage, causing 77 deaths, of which 38 were found in Fangshan district. There are many grieving families, still in shock.

Jia Xiaohan, 19, a university student from Fangshan district, had finished her first day at a new part-time summer job at 5 pm on July 21 and was on her way home in Xiapozi village with her stepmother and 10-year-old sister in their car when the storm hit Beijing, triggering flash floods.

As the water hit, she and her sister managed to get out of the car and climb up a small tree nearby before the floodwater swept away the car, with her stepmother inside.