Heavy rains hit Beijing
Wednesday - July 24, 2024 6:38 pm ,
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Heavy rains hit Beijing
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds began battering Beijing as the city renewed an orange alert for rainstorms.Hourly precipitation in most parts of the city is expected to exceed 70 mm from 5 p.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Thursday, with rainfall in the western and northern mountainous areas and the eastern areas expected to exceed 100 mm within six hours, according to the alert issued by the Beijing Meteorological Service as reported by Xinhua news agency.China has a four-tier, colour-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.--IANSint/khz
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