Huge storms caused fear and horror in the Chinese capital and Metropolis Beijing on Saturday. Who could not venture outside.
According to reports, countless trees were reported that cars were damaged by falling branches or debris parts of houses. There were considerably fewer cars and passers -by -on the street than normal. Famous sights such as the forbidden city, so that thousands of tourists flow differently during the weekend, remained closed.
Planned events also had to be in Beijing because of the weather. The Capital City Airport canceled more than 400 of the approximately 1200 expected flights until Saturday morning (local time). Almost 270 aircraft could start, as the state newspaper “China Daily” reported.
Rarely high level of warning
For the city with around 20 million inhabitants, storms that often come from the desert and steppe region in the northwest are not unusual at this time of the year. However, according to media reports, Beijing spent the second highest wind warning level for the first time in about ten years. Already on Friday the authorities have recommended to prevent outdoor activities at the weekend.
Other areas of North China, such as the Beijing van Hebei province, the inner Mongolia, Shanxi or Henan, as well as parts of East -China, were also affected by strong storms. The weather authority of China was waiting for wind sinks from a maximum of 150 kilometers per hour until Sunday morning (local time) windfalls with wind strengths at the top. The meteorologists also warned of sandstorms that could also reach Shanghai’s coastal metropolis.
Source: Krone
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