31 people trapped in nursing home died in floods, Beijing officials say

31 people trapped in nursing home died in floods, Beijing officials say
People cross a damaged riverbank after a flash flood in Jizhou District, north China’s Tianjin Municipality (Chinatopix Via AP)

A group of elderly people trapped in a flooded nursing home were among at least 70 people who died during powerful storms that lashed Beijing and neighbouring provinces, Chinese officials have said.

Thirty-one people died at the Taishitun Town Elderly Care Centre when Beijing’s Miyun district became one of the hardest hit areas by storms that dumped nearly a year’s worth of rain in the area over a few days, they said.

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