WATCH: Heavy Rain Wreaks Havoc on Beijing
2021-02-16 ThatsOnline
By Justine Lopez
The weather was absolutely insane in Beijing and Tianjin yesterday. Our best advice to you is to stay inside for the next couple of days, if you can. That way you can avoid the following:
Uber apparently even offered boats instead of cars.
Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed in the two cities due to severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours.
According to meteorologists, the two cities are currently experiencing the heaviest rainfall of the summer. And the weather is having a serious impact on flights to and from the capital.
Beijing Capital International Airport canceled roughly 120 flights scheduled to depart from Beijing from midnight to 11pm yesterday. Flights were completely stopped from departing or arriving in Tianjin yesterday.
[Images via BBC, WeChat]
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