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.

At least 38 people have died in the Chinese capital region after it was battered by almost a year’s worth of rain in a handful of days.

The rains set off flooding and landslides, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the capital and neighboring Hebei Province.