SHANGHAI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 80 flights scheduled todepart from airports in Shanghai were delayed or cancelled by rainstorms that hit northern China on Tuesday, aviation officials said.
The number included about 10 that were cancelled, according to the website of the Shanghai Airport Authority.
Among the 80 flights, more than 50 were headed for Beijing, while the rest were headed for Tianjin and Shenyang, capital of the northeastern Liaoning Province.
Beijing's skies went dark at about 11 a.m. amid an intense thunderstorm.
Average rainfall in the downtown area reached 11 millimeters, said Guo Hu, head of the Municipal Meteorological Station.
More rain has been forecast for Thursday and Friday, he said.
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