E-Paper
Thunderstorm grounds over 100 flights in China
A thunderstorm in China's Guangdong province grounded over 100 flights at an airport Friday night, said authorities.
Updated on: Apr 29, 2012, 07:29:34 IST
Share via
Copy link
A thunderstorm in China's Guangdong province grounded over 100 flights at an airport Friday night, said authorities.
The incident occurred in the provincial capital of Guangzhou.
The thunderstorm began pelting the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport since 8 p.m., delaying 116 flights for over an hour and forcing another 54 flights to be cancelled, Xinhua quoted airport authorities as saying.
The mass delay was the worst situation the airport had faced, its operators said, adding that they had arranged free lodging for nearly 3,000 stranded passengers so far.
Get the latest headlines from US news and global updates from Pakistan, Nepal, UK, Bangladesh, Russia and US Iran war Live, get all the latest headlines in one place on Hindustan Times.
