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 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,