BEIJING—Heavy rain battered China’s northeastern rust belt on Thursday, triggering floods that trapped buses, swamped roads, and disrupted commuters in cities, with more storms forecast for coming days.
In Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, its 7.6 million residents were caught off-guard by the unexpectedly heavy rain even though several red alerts, the highest in a four-tier storm warning system, had been issued.
Residents woke up to public messages on their phones telling them to delay heading to work and call off any non-essential activities because of “extreme weather.”
Staff from the power utility were called out after members of the public reported that a pedestrian had been electrocuted in a pool of water at an intersection….