Why did Chengdu, Sichuan shut down the airport and stranded tens of thousands of passengers?

Shuangliu Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan was hit by a thunderstorm that lasted for nearly five and a half hours yesterday morning (16), and was again disturbed by a thunderstorm at 8: 00 last night (16), and the airport was forced to suspend flights and close again.

The thunderstorm last night (16) didn't end until 0: 00 today (17). As of the morning of 17 1, 20 inbound flights have been diverted to Chongqing, Guiyang and Xi 'an airports, 30 flights have been cancelled and 3 inbound flights have returned midway.

The flight delay caused by the thunderstorm yesterday morning (16) has not been fully recovered, and the thunderstorm followed at night. At present, the number of delayed flights has increased to 360, and the number of passengers stranded in the terminal has reached 10000.

In two days, Chengdu Airport was hit by thunderstorms three times, and warning information of disastrous weather was issued twice a day. In particular, 16 was attacked by thunderstorm weather in the early morning and at night, and it lasted for a long time, which was extremely rare in Chengdu airport.

Remind everyone not to walk around at will, pay attention to the airport status at any time, and take good care of their belongings.