Mighty storm in Beijing, hundreds of flights canceled

Periskopi

12 August 2017, 11:29(9 years ago)

Beijing has been engulfed by a violent storm, followed by lightning, because hundreds of flights have been canceled or pushed to one of the largest airports in the world. Authorities have warned that rain and wind may cause mud slides in Sechuan, which was hit earlier this week [...]

Beijing has been engulfed by a violent storm, followed by lightning, because hundreds of flights have been canceled or pushed to one of the largest airports in the world.

Authorities have warned that the rain and wind could cause landslides in Secuan, which earlier this week was hit by a seven-face power earthquake on the Richter scale, broadcast Kosova Prees.

China's largest airport, the international airport in Beijing, called on citizens to verify the latest flight information to Beijing.

Almost 500 flights have been postponed, and another 182 have been postponed.

Rainstorms are frequent in Beijing during summer months, causing long travel delays.

Beijing has been hit by bad weather, since a tornado hit Mongolia yesterday, causing the death of five people until more than 50 have been injured and many homes have been damaged.