April 27, 2024

Athens News

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China: deadly tornado hits Wuhan

At least 10 people became victims of yesterday’s two tornadoes in China, three hundred were injured of varying severity. The disaster struck the central and eastern regions of the country, APE-MPE reports.

The tornado left behind uprooted trees, destroyed houses and collapsed power supply supports, demolished barns. At first, Wuhan took over the blow of the elements, the wind speed exceeded 100 km / h.

Huge trees uprooted destroyed parked cars, and two construction cranes could not withstand the gusts of wind and fell to the ground. According to official figures from the Hubei authorities, 6 people were killed and 200 were injured. More than 80 houses were destroyed, 400 were damaged, and 26,000 households were left without electricity.

In the evening, a second tornado struck Suzhou, a city near Shanghai. The wind force exceeded 200 km / h. The black tornado killed 4 people, one resident went missing, 130 were injured.





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