Record-breaking rainfall in Beijing has led to devastating floods, resulting in 44 deaths and nine missing. Over 80,000 residents have been displaced, with mountainous districts like Miyun and Yanqing suffering the most.

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

The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rains.View on euronews