Days of heavy rain have killed at least 30 people in the norther outskirts of Beijing, state media reported Tuesday.

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 intensified around Beijing and surrounding provinces on Monday,

Heavy rains hit northern China over the weekend and intensified around Beijing on Monday. President Xi Jinping has ordered an "all-out" search and rescue effort.At least 30 people have died in the outskirts of Beijing after intense rainstorms battered the country's north,