Beijing officials say 31 people died in care home during floods

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Beijing officials say 31 people died in care home during floods  The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rains.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/beijing-officials-say-31-people-died-in-care-home-during-floods  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Dozens of elderly people died in a nursing home in Beijing after it flooded during powerful

00:07storms earlier this week, local authorities have said. The 31 deaths account for almost

00:13half of the at least 70 people who were killed when extreme weather lashed the Chinese capital

00:18and its neighboring provinces. Nearly a year's worth of rain hit the area over just a few days,

00:24and many were caught unprepared as floodwaters surged. Officials offered a rare public apology

00:30on Thursday when they announced the deaths.

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