Heaviest rainstorm of the year hits Beijing, no accident

15:31, 31 July 2009

BEIJING. July 31. KAZINFORM The heaviest rainstorm of the year hit Beijing from Thursday night through early Friday early, with downtown areas having the most rainfall, said the municipal weather service Friday, Kazinform cites Xinhuanet.

Zhang Mingying, chief engineer with Beijing Municipal Weather Service, said it rained hard at 11 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday, with areas around Chang'an Avenue, a west-east landmark thoroughfare in the national capital, having a rainfall between 80 mm to 100 mm. In the suburbs of Yanqing, Mentougou and Changping, however, it rained slightly.

Rainfall statistics given by Beijing Municipal Weather Service showed from 2 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the national capital had an average rainfall of 20 mm, but 33 mm in downtown areas. Tian'anmen Square, the heart of Beijing, was believed to have the biggest rainfall of 116 mm, while Nanchangjie, another south to north street across the Chang'an Avenue, had a precipitation of 140.6 mm, Kazinform refers to Xinhuanet.

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