A deadly tornado, so powerful that it sucked a man out of his 12th-floor apartment, swept through China’s central Hubei province leaving behind a trail of destruction. At least 11 people were killed and more than 331 injured when the tornado struck late Monday evening, leaving houses ripped apart, overturning cars and damaging farmland.
Rescue Efforts
Local authorities acknowledged the “immense losses from the disaster” and said more than 3000 people were involved in rescue efforts. Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for an all-out rescue and relief effort, and the resettlement of those affected.
The severe weather in Hubei is a result of Typhoon Maysak overlapping with the early-summer rainy season, experts say, and comes as China’s southwest Guangxi region experiences severe flooding and after a deadly landslide in Gansu province in the northwest.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
