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After hours of rainfall, residents of Beijing were treated to a stunning rainbow which dominated the city skyline on Monday.After hours of rainfall, residents of Beijing were treated to a stunning rainbow which dominated the city skyline on Monday.
It was an unusual sight for many, as the Chinese capital is normally shrouded in smog.It was an unusual sight for many, as the Chinese capital is normally shrouded in smog.
You have been sending in your pictures of rainbows taken around the world. Here is a collection of some of them below. You have been sending in your pictures of rainbows taken around the world. Take a look at our selection.
Nirav Haria is studying in Perth, Australia and took this picture, below, of a stunning double rainbow from his apartment window. "It was raining behind me in the hills," he said via WhatsApp.Nirav Haria is studying in Perth, Australia and took this picture, below, of a stunning double rainbow from his apartment window. "It was raining behind me in the hills," he said via WhatsApp.
Meera Nerurkar was on a rainy street in Dusseldorf, Germany when she tweeted this image:Meera Nerurkar was on a rainy street in Dusseldorf, Germany when she tweeted this image:
Ivar Liebers captured this rainbow picture, showing a faint hint of a second rainbow, while on holiday in Värmland, Sweden.Ivar Liebers captured this rainbow picture, showing a faint hint of a second rainbow, while on holiday in Värmland, Sweden.
After a heavy spell of rain, V Cadaverini was treated to a spectacular double rainbow over a driving range in Lincolnshire, UK.After a heavy spell of rain, V Cadaverini was treated to a spectacular double rainbow over a driving range in Lincolnshire, UK.
The same double rainbow can be seen from a different angle over skies which are starting to clear.
Olena Herasimova tweeted this picture of a smiley rainbow:Olena Herasimova tweeted this picture of a smiley rainbow:
Viv Walker took this photo whilst in Paleochora, Greece. "It was a very showery day", she said.Viv Walker took this photo whilst in Paleochora, Greece. "It was a very showery day", she said.
Ewan Shannon took this picture, below, which his wife Lesley tweeted, showing a rainbow in cloudy Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The rainbow managed to make an appearance on a "miserable day", she said.Ewan Shannon took this picture, below, which his wife Lesley tweeted, showing a rainbow in cloudy Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The rainbow managed to make an appearance on a "miserable day", she said.
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