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According to local authorities, dozens of elderly people died in the nursing home in Beijing after a flood during strong storms in the beginning of this week.
Almost half of at least 70 people died, when extreme weather phenomena fell into the capital of China and neighboring provinces, lived in the center of care for elderly people.
Officials said on Thursday that 31 people died in the Taisan city center in the Miyun area in Beijing, which was one of the areas most affected by the thunderstorms that threw rain in the area in a few days.
On Monday, in this area they climbed to this area, and many were found unprepared.
Officials excused rare public apologies on Thursday when they announced death.
“For a long time, this elderly center was in the city center and was safe and, therefore, is not included in the readiness plans. This means that our prepared plans had gaps, ”said the party secretary Miyun Yu Weiguo, describing the Gorky incident.
In the nursing home, 69 inhabitants were received, of which 55 with disabilities.
According to the local caixin media, the installation was on low land near the river, which was flooded after unusual strong precipitation.
When the floods were struck on Monday, there were 77 people in the building, including employees.
The nursing home appeared on the frames published by the CCTV state body. His cover showed rescuers with boats to pull people out of the windows, but he did not mention any mortal cases.
“After a few hours, a coordinated effort of 48 people successfully saved,” the material says.
The city later announced that 28 people were killed in the Miyun area, but did not reveal the identity of the victims.
The government censorships of China tightened control of information, since in 2012 in 2012 the leader of SI rose to power, believing that he was crucial to prevent riots.
In recent years, more and more issues have been subjected to censorship, from negative news of the economy to information about violent attacks.
Beijing officials, according to Beijing, quickly rose to two meters.
A resident of Beijing said that her 87 -year -old mother managed to leave the center for the care of the elderly in Miyun, Caixin reports.
“She does not know where he received strength, but she managed to climb the windowsill,” she said, noting that her mother’s neighbor could not get up and drown.
The authorities said that another 44 people were killed in Beijing.
In the neighboring province of Hebey, the authorities announced eight more deadly cases on Thursday and a total of 16 deaths this week.
In the northern province of Shanxi, the authorities announced on Wednesday evening that 10 people were killed after a small bus moved through a heavy amount of precipitation.
Four people were still missing, since salvation continued, according to the announcement of the government of the city government, three days after the bus disappeared.