electrocution
ゲリラ豪雨は日本だけではありません。北京でも大変なことになっています。
electrocutionはそれぞれの語の成り立ちからその意味が想像できます。「感電死」ですね。（UG）
Beijing chaos after record floods in Chinese capital
Chaos at the capital's Guangqumen overpass as cars are deluged
The heaviest rainfall to hit China's capital Beijing in 60 years has left 10 people dead and stranded thousands at the main airport.
The deluge struck on Saturday afternoon and continued into the night, flooding major roads, state media said.
Roof collapses, lightning strikes and electrocution from downed power lines were among the causes of the deaths.
More than 500 flights were cancelled at the main airport, the Beijing News reported.
State news agency Xinhua said 460mm (18.1 in) fell in Beijing's Fangshan district, with the capital as a whole averaging 170mm.
It said 14,500 people, mostly in outlying districts, had to be evacuated.
"There could be further large-scale storms or extreme weather," the Beijing city government's website said.
Outside the capital, four people died in the northern province of Shanxi when their truck was swept into a river, Xinhua reported.
A further six people were killed by landslides in Sichuan province, in the southwest, the agency said.
