Heavy rains in the Chinese capital Beijing have killed 30 people, state media said Tuesday.
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate the days-long rainstorms across swathes of northern China this week.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged authorities late Monday to plan for worst-case scenarios and rush the relocation of residents of flood-threatened areas.
鈥楾he latest round of heavy rainstorms has left 30 people dead in Beijing as of midnight Monday,鈥� state news agency Xinhua said, citing the city's municipal flood control headquarters.
Local outlet Beijing Daily said on social media that 鈥榗ontinuous extreme heavy rainfall caused major disasters鈥�.
The death toll was highest in Miyun, a suburban district northeast of the city centre, it said.
Dozens of roads have been closed and over 130 villages have lost electricity, Beijing Daily said.
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