Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms hit parts of China’s Hubei province overnight into Monday, according to state media reports cited by multiple outlets. Xinhua reports the weather affects about 14,600 people across several areas in eastern Hubei. The storms leave at least 11 people dead, with hundreds more injured; reported figures include more than 330 injuries and one person missing. Damage is reported in multiple locations, including collapsed homes and damage to thousands of others. In Huanggang city, a rare EF2 tornado is reported to have swept through, damaging buildings and disrupting operations at a logistics company and a warehouse project, where multiple trucks were lifted or displaced by strong winds. France 24 also reports that two rare tornadoes tear through central cities in Hubei, with winds reaching up to 149 kph (about 92.6 mph), overturning cars. Tornadoes are typically more common in China’s southern and coastal provinces, and are described as rare in Hubei, where severe weather is less frequent. Authorities continue to assess damage and respond to the aftermath.
Rare tornadoes and storms strike central China’s Hubei, killing at least 11
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms hit parts of China’s Hubei province overnight into Monday, according to state media reports cited by multiple outlets. Xinhua reports the weather affects about 14,60...
- Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms strike parts of China’s Hubei province
- At least 11 people are reported killed, with hundreds injured and one person missing
- Wind damage includes overturned vehicles and damaged buildings
- Huanggang city is reported as one affected area, including an EF2 tornado
- Reports describe tornadoes as rare in Hubei compared with southern/coastal provinces
At least eight people were killed as two rare tornadoes wrought devastation in central China's Hubei province state media said on Tuesday, with winds of up to 149 kph (92.58 mph) ripping through buildings and overturning cars.
1 month agoBEIJING — At least 11 people were killed and hundreds more injured after tornadoes hit a central province in China, state media reported on Tuesday. Several areas in the eastern Hubei province were battered by thunderstorms on Monday night and the severe weather was affecting 14,600 people, the official state news agency Xinhua reported. Over 330 people were injured and one person was missing, while more than 20 houses collapsed, with over 4,800 others damaged, it said. A rare EF2 tornado swept through Huanggang city where buildings were damaged. A logistics company and a warehouse project were hit hard, where multiple trucks were lifted and displaced by winds as much as 30 meters, Xinhua reported. A video posted by Shanghai Daily on X appeared to show some people on the ground floor of a building screaming as high winds forced open the glass doors, shattering one of them. Tornadoes are usually recorded in southern and coastal provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu, according to China Weather News, which is run by the China Meteorological Administration. They are rare in Hubei province
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