Threeyearsago,whenfloodinginBeijingkilled79people,theChinesegovernmentwasquicktoblamethesizeofthestorm,notthecity’sfailingdrainagesystem.Buttheexcusedidn’tpersuadethepublic.Newsreportsoffatalfloodscomeasregularlytocitydwellersastheannualmonsoonseason.