Beijing's mayor and a vice mayor have resigned, state media reported Wednesday, in what is likely a routine reshuffling but which comes amid public questioning of the city government's handling of rainstorms that left at least 37 dead in the capital.

The announcement came as more rain was forecast to hit the capital and amid signs that the death toll from last weekend's rain could jump higher. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the top official in the hardest-hit district said their fatality and injury figures were still preliminary.

Xinhua said district head Qi Hong told reporters Tuesday that "Fangshan has suffered major losses, and the numbers are still in the process of being compiled." The district's fatality figures were never separately released but incorporated in the overall city toll.

On Wednesday, China Central Television showed newly obtained amateur video of the deadly flash flood that hit Fangshan Saturday, with pictures of a high river of brown water roiling through the streets with enough force to push cars along.