Several northern and western districts of Beijing on Tuesday issued an orange alert for heavy rain, the second-highest level in the Chinese capital's four-tier warning system, and some train services were suspended.

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

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

A flooded road in Changping District, Beijing, July 31, 2024. /CFP

All train services have 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.

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