Beijing city officials have admitted failures in their response to heavy flooding that killed 31 residents of a care home.

At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains and floods ravage roads and houses in northern China. Eight other people died after a landslide on Monday in Chengde city,

Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital