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5,000 passengers stranded in SW China's downpour

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-07-03 21:10

CHENGDU - Forty seven flights have been delayed and more than 5,000 passengers stranded in Southwest China's Sichuan province due to the torrential rain Sunday afternoon, said airline sources.

Of Air China's 124 flights due to depart from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, 47 flights have been delayed, said sources with the southwest branch of Air China International Corporation.

The branch has already arranged hotels, restaurants and other logistics affairs for the stranded, they said.

Torrential rains have been pouring down in Chengdu Sunday afternoon, forcing Air China's 20 flights destined to Chengdu to land elsewhere since midday.