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First autumn downpour hits Beijing

Updated: 2011-08-09 22:30

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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First autumn downpour hits Beijing

A flash of lightning lights the sky in Beijing, August 9, 2011. [Photo/CFP] 

First autumn downpour hits Beijing

Fork lightning is seen in the sky before the rainstorm in Beijing, August 9, 2011. [Photo/CFP] 

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