Severe weather in parts of China has led to deaths, injuries, evacuations and widespread damage, according to state media and regional authorities. In Hubei province, thunderstorms and gale-force winds hit cities on Monday night, killing at least 11 people and injuring 331 others, with one person reported missing. Tornadoes were also reported in the province, and the provincial emergency management authorities said severe conditions destroyed 22 buildings and damaged thousands more. In the northwest, a landslide struck a township in Tanchang County in Longnan City, Gansu province in the early hours of Tuesday. Reports say 33 people are believed to be buried, with 17 rescued so far, while additional people are unaccounted for. Tens of thousands of people are reported to be evacuated in affected areas as search-and-rescue and disaster relief operations continue. Chinese President Xi Jinping urges “all-out” efforts to carry out flood emergency rescue, disaster relief and medical treatment for the injured.
Severe storms in China kill at least 15, with tornadoes and landslides reported
Severe weather in parts of China has led to deaths, injuries, evacuations and widespread damage, according to state media and regional authorities. In Hubei province, thunderstorms and gale-force wind...
- Severe storms across China include thunderstorms, strong winds, and tornadoes (reported in Hubei).
- Hubei province reports at least 11 deaths and 331 injuries, with hundreds more reportedly evacuated.
- The storms have caused building damage in Hubei, including 22 buildings destroyed and thousands damaged.
- A landslide in Tanchang County, Gansu, leaves 33 people believed buried; 17 are reported rescued so far.
- Xi Jinping calls for all-out emergency rescue, disaster relief, and treatment for injured people.
Torrential rain and tornadoes killed at least twenty people across China. Over 330 others sustained injuries from extreme weather events in several provinces. A landslide in Gansu Province buried thirty-three people, with twelve still missing. Record rainfall triggered severe flooding in Guangxi, affecting over 93,000 residents. President Xi Jinping ordered all-out efforts for rescue and disaster relief operations.
3 hours agoAt least 11 people were killed and 331 others injured in weather-related incidents across China, authorities said on Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for all-out efforts to organise flood emergency rescue, disaster relief and treatment of the injured, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Tornadoes, thunderstorms and high-velocity gales hit the eastern part of Hubei Province on Monday night, killing 11 people with one reported missing, according to provincial emergency management authorities. The severe weather also injured at least 331 people across three communities. Over 400 residents have been evacuated to safe places. The severe weather destroyed 22 buildings and damaged another 4,855, according to the report. Separately, a landslide struck a township in Tanchang County, Longnan City, in northwest China's Gansu Province early on Tuesday. A total of 33 people are believed to be buried, with 17 rescued so far. All-out search-and-rescue operations are ...
6 hours agoChinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people remain buried after a landslide in the country’s westThe death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged “all out” efforts to rescue people affected by the weather.Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed at least 11 people and injured 331 in the central province of Hubei, where “severe convective weather” hit cities, while tornadoes were reported elsewhere late Monday, state news agency Xinhua said. Continue reading...
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