The chaos in China as a cold vortex from Mongolia brings stronger winds in April for decades | China

Strong winds caused chaos to Beijing and parts of the north China On Saturday, forcing hundreds of flights to be deleted, the attractions to close the railway lines to be suspended, said the state media.

The powerful winds derived mainly from a cold vortex system formed on the Mongolia that moved to the east and south, crossing northern China from Friday and during the weekend, said China Meteorology Administration (CMA).

The temperatures in the capital would have fallen by 12 degrees Celsius on Saturday and the meteorologists warned that wind speeds could compete with the April records dating back to 1951.

The Xinhua state news agency reported that the gusts up to 150 km/h (93 mph) have been planned.

Beijing previously had published his first orange-the second level of the second highest level-to strong winds in a decade for this weekend.

Starting from Saturday morning, 413 flights to the Capital International Airport of Beijing had been deleted, said the CCTV of State CRTV.

Railway services including the expressed metro line of the airport and some high -speed railway lines had been suspended, added to the closed circuit.

The tourist attractions including Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Zoo and Universal Studios theme Park were also temporarily closed on Saturday.

Almost 300 trees in the Chinese capital had remained overturned and 19 vehicles had been damaged, said CCTV, adding that they had not yet been reported injured due to the strong winds in Beijing.

China is the largest greenhouse gase world emitter that scientists say that they are guiding climate change and making the time extreme more frequent and intense.

Dozens of people have been killed And thousands of people evacuated during the storms that caused serious floods throughout the country last year.

In May, a highway in southern China collapsed after rainy days, killing 48 people.