Sunday, July 24, 2016

Tourist sites closed as Beijing readies for rain

Nearly 40 tourist spots in Beijing have been closed as heavy rain was forecast in the city from Sunday night to Monday.



Rain since Tuesday has all but saturated the soil in the capital, prompting a yellow alert for geological disaster that has been in force for days. Torrential rain has swept across China with the provinces of Henan and Hebei, and the national capital Beijing among the worst hit.

The 39 destinations are mostly in the capital's mountainous outskirts, including Mentougou, Fangshan, Huairou and Yanqing.

The rain is expected to greatly affect morning rush hour traffic on Monday.

Besides, heavy rain continues to batter Northeast China's Liaoning Province and the provincial meteorology station maintained its storm alert on Friday.

The average precipitation in Liaoning from 8 am Wednesday to 8 am Friday was 89.8 millimeters.

The maximum precipitation was recorded in Suizhong county of Huludao which saw 398 millimeters of rainfall.

A red storm alert, the highest in China's Tier Four color coded warning system, was issued for Dandong city early Friday morning.
 [Xinhua]
24/7/16
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