Dark thunderous clouds shroud the Futian CBD skyline in Shenzhen at around 5 p.m. yesterday. The city’s weather forecast issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in Futian, Luohu, Nanshan, Yantian, Longgang and Pingshan districts and Dapeng New Area, and a red alert in Bao’an, Guangming and Longhua districts, at around 4 p.m. yesterday. The city recorded an average rainfall of 25.7 millimeters from 4 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. when the alerts were canceled. Torrential downpours have stricken the city since the start of this week and are expected to continue throughout the week.Sun Yuchen