Beijing prepares for more wild weather

Beijing's municipal government advised employers, middle schools and elementary schools to be flexible in their scheduling when confronted with extreme weather, such as heavy rainstorms, according to a new emergency response plan released on Wednesday.

The city said that when a red alert is issued - the most serious warning in the city's emergency response plan for flooding or landslides - municipal departments must make their best efforts to protect residents.

Meanwhile all kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools should be closed, and companies should change their working schedules, it said.