Heavy rain and hail have lashed Fuzhou, the capital of China’s Fujian Province, causing flooding and driving the temperature down by ten degrees Celsius.<br /><br /> Rainfall in parts of the south-eastern city brought traffic to a standstill – with five centimetres reported in the first hour of a four-hour storm.<br /><br /> China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, then orange, yellow and blue. Local meteorological authorities issued a blue alert for heavy rain, while the localised hail storms were rated orange.<br /><br /> Fuzhou, the capital city of Fujian Province in China’s southeast, flooded yesterday after a heavy rain. pic.twitter.com/YljHtpjaYz— All Things Chinese (@classicchina) May 17, 2015 <br /><br /> There are no reports of casualties as a result of the weather front, however the National Climate Centre (NCC) said it is likely to continue through to the autumn, worsening the flood situation in some southern areas.<br /><br /> Known as ‘El Nino’, the weather pattern can b
