A man dumps mud along a street outside his home Thursday in an area of Beijing devastated by heavy rains last weekend. / AFP/Getty Images
BEIJING (USA TODAY) — The worst rainstorm to hit the Chinese capital in six decades has given rise to widespread anger against officials who are accused of censoring the scope of massive floods.
Government authorities raised the death toll Thursday to 77 from the previous total of 37 but some suspect the toll could be much higher from a deluge Saturday and flash flooding.
But China's state-controlled media continues to publish and broadcast positive news stories about the relief effort while censors delete negative postings online.
