Beijing - Saba:
Storms described as the strongest to hit China in more than 75 years have caused hundreds of flight cancellations and the closure of public parks and railway services in the Chinese capital, Beijing, and other parts of the country.
Winds reached speeds of 148 kilometers per hour and also damaged several cars and homes.
Beijing Capital and Daxing Airports canceled 693 flights, and warnings were issued of continued weather conditions, especially in the north of the country.
The National Meteorological Center of China renewed an orange alert on Saturday for strong storms expected to hit northern and coastal areas over the weekend.
The center stated that winds of up to 13 degrees (37.0-41.4 meters per second) on the national wind scale will hit parts of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Hebei, and Beijing from 2:00 a.m. Saturday to 2:00 a.m. Sunday.
Meanwhile, parts of the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea will also experience winds of up to 13 degrees, the center said.
A yellow alert has been renewed for blizzards, with 20-28 millimeters of snow expected in parts of Inner Mongolia and Jilin.
The center also renewed a blue alert for sandstorms in Xinjiang.
The meteorological center advised the public in the affected areas to take all necessary precautions.
China has a four-level color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.
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