Floods and storms have caused 77 deaths in Beijing, according to a new balance

The official Chinese media reported today (26) that were recovered 77 bodies of victims of the floods that hit the capital, Beijing, over the weekend, updating the figures of the disaster. Initially, the authorities reported that only 37 people died. Amid the controversy caused by the data, the mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, resigned. He was replaced by Wang Anshun, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In social networks, residents of Beijing have criticized the city because they distrust that were not taken to prevent the tragedy caused by the floods. Over the weekend, Beijing faced the worst rain of the last six decades, experts say. The average rainfall reached 170 mm, while a municipality in suburban Fangshan District recorded 460 mm of rain. According to reports, the storm that hit Beijing at the weekend, flooded streets, toppled trees and led to the closure of the airport. Some access to the capital were flooded and houses collapsed.