Beijing on high alert for heavy downpours, suspending train service

BEIJING -- The Chinese capital of Beijing on Tuesday saw several northern and western districts issue orange alerts for heavy rain, the second-highest level in its four-tier warning system, where some train service was suspended.

According to the municipal meteorological department, heavy rain started to lash the city on Monday at midnight. By 10 am Tuesday, the average precipitation of the city reached 42.9 mm, with the maximum rainfall recorded in Changping District.

The districts of Shijingshan, Haidian, Mentougou, Changping and Huairou have issued orange alerts for rainstorms.

All train service has been suspended on the railway linking Huairou and Miyun districts, and the railway between Tongzhou and Miyun districts.

The Beijing Water Authority and the Beijing Meteorological Service jointly issued flash flood warnings, as the risk remained high in the suburban districts of Miyun, Pinggu, Yanqing and Huairou. They also gave a waterlogging warning to urban districts of Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Haidian, Tongzhou, Changping and Daxing.