(Yicai) Aug. 3 -- Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province, and Jilin province implemented emergency measures after typhoon Doksuri, which struck Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei provinces earlier this week, hit northeastern China.

Schools were closed, and work and transportation were suspended in Harbin from 3 p.m. yesterday to 3 p.m. today because of torrential rains, according to the local government.

In Harbin, it has been raining heavily since yesterday. Between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m., the cumulative rainfall in the city center exceeded 100 millimeters. The water level in some streets were half way up car tires, videos on social media showed.

Harbin Taiping International Airport had canceled 60 flights and delayed 13 others because of the weather as of 9.30 a.m. today, with a cancelation rate at nearly 12 percent, according to data from flight tracker Flight Master.

Yesterday at 5.21 p.m., the meteorological station in Jilin upgraded its rainstorm warning after predicting that heavy precipitation in the following 24 hours would affect cities and regions, including Songyuan, its capital Changchun, and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Work and transportation were also suspended in these areas.

Fifty-four flights had been canceled and seven postponed at Changchun Longjia International Airport as of 9.30 a.m. today, with the cancelation rate reaching 13.5 percent, Flight Master data showed.

Editor: Futura Costaglione