Hong Kong ( CNN ) -- More rain was forecast for flood-hit Beijing Wednesday , as residents continued clearing debris from the weekend deluge amid signs government censors were doing their own mop-up job on social media . On Saturday , the heaviest rain in 60 years overwhelmed Beijing 's drainage system , submerging cars , houses and provoking online anger over the government 's lack of preparation and response . Early Wednesday , it appeared that the disaster may have claimed the jobs of two of the city 's most senior officials . However , neither resignation of the Beijing mayor or vice mayor were officially linked to the flood response . Torrential rain kills at least 28 in southern Japan . In fact , observers said the resignations could be part of routine leadership reshuffle . Media reports said the city 's legislature is now in session and its agenda includes appointments and dismissals . However , soon after state media reported the resignation of Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong and vice mayor Ji Lin , comments about their departure on China 's Sina Weibo were being blocked and deleted . Beijing flood victims fume at response . State media gave no reason for the resignation of vice mayor Ji Lin . However , it said mayor Guo Jinlong had stepped down following his election as secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) on July 3 . Wang Anshun , the vice Party chief of Beijing , has been appointed as vice mayor and acting mayor , Xinhua said . The departure of two of Beijing 's most senior officials comes just four days after the heaviest rain in 60 years submerged large parts of the Chinese capital . Extreme weather : Get ready to see more of it , scientists say . On Sunday , state media put the official death toll in Beijing at 37 . However , amid the barrage of online criticism about the government 's response to the disaster , speculation swirled that the figure could be much higher . Across the country , 111 were declared dead and 47 missing . Nine million people had been affected , state media said . On Tuesday , spokeswoman Wang Hui told reporters that the government was not concealing the true death toll and that updated figures would be released as soon as they 're known . `` I want to say I hope everyone will not speculate that the Beijing government is hiding the death toll , '' said Wang , according to the Associated Press . `` Doing the inspection work is not easy . Do believe us that we will speak the truth , '' she said . `` If there are new figures we will immediately tell you . '' In the immediate aftermath of the disaster , comments on Weibo exposed the anger many Beijingers felt about the inability of their city 's infrastructure to cope with the downpour . Devastating India floods leave 95 dead , millions homeless . The Beijing-based media group , Caixin wrote : `` Why is this happening once and again ? Year after year Beijing faces the same challenge , not even hosting the Olympics can provide a solution . That 's how vulnerable our capital city can be . '' Another user , chuntiangushi , wrote : `` We can host the most luxurious Olympics and send satellites into space but can never seem to fix this drainage system . What a shame . '' Others were angry that there were no emergency warnings , nor government shelters or special hotlines to offer flood advice . Their ire was further stirred by an announcement Tuesday that Beijing would launch a `` large '' fundraising campaign , to which local citizens would be encouraged to donate for disaster relief . `` Donation again ? I wo n't give them a penny . I 'm already paying tax . What did you do with my money ? '' one user wrote . Another said : `` Chinese government is wealthy enough to help Africa , the Philippines and North Korea but they do n't have the money to help its own people get over the disaster . '' Mourning , search for answers as Russian flooding death toll climbs . More rain was forecast to hit Beijing late Wednesday to Thursday morning , Xinhua reported , adding that more than 50 millimeters of rain could fall on the eastern parts of the city . A yellow alert -- the third highest on a scale of five -- had been issued for the districts of Fangshan , Mentougou , Huairou , Pinggu and Shijingshan , as well as Miyun county , which are at risk of mudslides and cave-ins , Xinhua said . Saturday 's downpour caused chaos across Beijing , submerging 84 cars along a 900-meter stretch of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau expressway . The road reopened to traffic around midday Tuesday after hundreds of rescuers spent two days pulling the cars out . A team of 10 divers worked for 10 hours straight to check the cars for occupants , Xinhua said , adding that they found three bodies . Disaster relief efforts were still underway in the worst hit district of Fangshan Wednesday , according to state media Xinhua , which published images of upturned cars and mud-soaked homes . Extreme weather and a changing climate . CNN 's Shao Tian , Steven Jiang and Corinna Liu contributed to this report .
More rain forecast as Beijing cleans up after weekend downpour . Wednesday morning state media announces mayor , vice mayor have resigned . No official link was made between the resignations and flood fallout . Comment: