Heavy rainfall has led to 30 deaths in Beijing and cut power to some villages as eastern and central parts of China face more wild weather, with President Xi Jinping urging authorities to keep people safe.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday as rain hit the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, China’s capital, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34.