- Title: Storms disrupt Beijing flights, authorities warn of flash floods, landslides
- Date: 12th August 2017
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (AUGUST 12, 2017) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (REUTERS) HEAVY RAINFALL
- Embargoed: 26th August 2017 11:31
- Keywords: China weather Beijing storm heavy rain flash floods cars washed away
- Location: BEIJING / RONGSHUI COUNTY, LIUZHOU CITY, GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION / ANQING CITY, ANHUI PROVINCE, CHINA
- City: BEIJING / RONGSHUI COUNTY, LIUZHOU CITY, GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION / ANQING CITY, ANHUI PROVINCE, CHINA
- Country: China
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TUP551
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Thunderstorms lashed Beijing on Saturday (August 12), disrupting hundreds of flights at one of the world's largest airports, while authorities warned torrential rainstorms will continue in the following days in China's eastern and southern provinces.
Beijing authorities raised their weather alert level to "orange" from "yellow" early in the afternoon, warning against lightning, hail, wind and as much as 70 mm (3 inches) of rain, threatening flash floods in mountainous areas.
At China's busiest airport, almost 500 flights were listed as cancelled from 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) until midnight and 182 were delayed, the website of Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd showed, urging travellers to check for flight updates.
Flash flood and flooded streets were seen in eastern Anhui province and southern Guangxi region, according to state television on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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