Nov 23
Translated by Zhu Na

Last night, a section of the roof of Beijing's Capital International Airport's Terminal 3 was damaged by strong winds that swept through the capital. Witnesses say that a "whitish-yellow material" was swept up in the wind and blown onto both the airport's runways and through sections of the terminal.

This is the second time since last Decemeber that the terminal's roof has been damaged by strong winds.

Beijing Capital International Airport information centre confirmed that after wind gusts of up to 24m/second were recorded at 6.15pm last night, the airport immediately released a "yellow warning" and introduced contingency measures. A section of the roof from Terminal 3's 'D section' was blown off at around 8.15pm.

The Beijing Times reported that the damage has not had any impact on the safe running of the airport and that airport management had organized maintenance construction teams to carry out emergency repairs.

Some passengers spread reports and images of the accident via their microblog accounts with many questioning the quality of the terminal's construction.

Links and Sources
Beijing Times: 首都機場T3航站樓屋頂被強風吹開
Xinhua: Image