Beijing battered by storms


Help is on the way: Rescuers looking for stranded residents along a flooded street following heavy rains in Dazhou, Sichuan province. — AFP

BEIJING: Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Beijing as schools and tourist sites were shut due to torrential downpours and gale-force winds.

City authorities issued warnings to residents to stay home as the Chinese capital faced its biggest storm this year.

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