Wind rips open terminal roof

BEIJING - The building of the third terminal (T3) at the Beijing Capital International Airport had part of its roof ripped open by a strong wind on Tuesday night, the second time in a year, leading to increasing doubts on the landmark building's resilience.

Passengers at the airport's third terminal said that they saw white and yellow foam composites flying outside the building windows at around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.

"Though I stood pretty far away, I could see a part of the roof was torn open The white foam composite was everywhere, even on the runway," said a passenger surnamed Li.