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| People walk in the flood water near a subway station in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 11, 2013. Beijing was hit by a heavy rainfall on Sunday afternoon. The local meteorologic center issued a yellow alert for rainstorm. (Xinhua/Li Jiaming) |
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Beijing's weather department issued a weather alert on Sunday afternoon as torrential rain fell in the capital. Thundershowers are also forecast for Monday morning, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said.
The bureau issued a yellow weather alert at 3 pm, saying flooding was likely in rivers and mountain streams. The meteorological authority uses a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red being the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
From 7 am to 5 pm on Sunday, the average precipitation of the city's main urban area was 23.2 mm and the heaviest was 100.8 mm in the Qinglongqiao area of Haidian district, according to the bureau.
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