Deadly tornado rips through eastern China

8 個月前

STORY: A series of social media clips carried by CCTV on Wednesday (September 20) showed flying debris against a dark sky amid the fierce tornado in Suqian, a city in the north of the province. Power lines were seen collapsed onto a building as personnel used a crane to conduct rescue work.

CCTV reported one death and three injuries.

Social media footage showing overturned cars, downed power lines and flying debris, much of which littered the streets of Suqian, a city in the north of the province.

The latest incident in weeks of destructive and deadly weather spurred authorities to call for vigilance against strong winds in coastal areas near the Yellow Sea off Jiangsu.