First autumn downpour hits Beijing

An electrically-powered bicycle runs along a flooded road during a rainstorm in Beijing, August 9, 2011. The downpour with accompanying thunderstorm hit most parts of Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the city’s first torrential downpour since the official start of autumn according to the Chinese lunar calendar, inundating some streets and disrupting the traffic.[Photo/CFP] 

A car runs slowly along a flood road during a heavy rainstorm in Beijing, August 9, 2011. [Photo/CFP]