Heavy rain intensified around Beijing and nearby provinces on Monday, with four people killed in a landslide in northern Hebei and eight people missing, as authorities warned of intensifying conditions and heightened disaster risks in the coming days.

Heavy rains that have soaked swaths of northern China killed four people and left eight missing on Monday, state media said, as downpours forced thousands to evacuate across the capital city and surrounding areas.

Heavy rains and flooding in northern China have killed four people, with others missing, according to officials