The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rain. It housed 69 residents, including 55 who were disabled in some capacity.

Chinese state media say that 30 people have died in heavy rains and flooding in and around Beijing, raising the death toll from the flooding in the region to 34.

Officials in Beijing have launched all-out disaster relief and rescue operations in the last four days after a fresh spell of intense rainstorms damaged roads, disrupted power supply, and prompted mass evacuations.