There have been spectacular storms across China bringing some relief from days of scorching summer heat.<br /><br />For several hours, lightning lit up the Beijing skies and also struck several areas on the ground.<br /><br />From wechat, brief video of tonight’s beijing lightning storm pic.twitter.com/Bhjxan4cxz— Bill Bishop (@niubi) July 13, 2017<br /><br /><br />Gale force winds also wreaked havoc. In Chengdu, capital of China’s Sichuan Province, the storm lasted less than an hour but caused lots of damage.<br /><br />Doors at Chunxilu railway station were smashed and some passengers were blown off their feet. <br /><br />In other parts of the city, some onlookers kept their cool as a rooftop object fell at their feet while they filmed the thunderstom.<br /><br />The heavy rainfall, which lasted about two hours, also caused severe travel disruption in Beijing, a number of power outages, and left many streets submerged.<br />
