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

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