BEIJING (AP) – Aerial photos posted Sunday by Chinese state media showed widespread destruction in parts of the southern city of Guangzhou. A tornado raged The day before, five people were killed, dozens injured and more than 140 buildings damaged.
As businesses and residents begin to remove debris, footage shows block-by-block destruction in the worst-hit areas, with several buildings clustered in the destruction, an overturned truck and a car crushed by debris. etc. were shown. The sheet metal roofs of some buildings were torn off.
Saturday’s tornado also injured 33 people and caused power outages in the area. Officials said the tornado formed during an afternoon thunderstorm and also produced hail, damaging 141 factory buildings.
Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province and a manufacturing base close to Hong Kong.
It said no homes were destroyed, but a news website owned by Southern Media Group reported that some homes had windows smashed.
The tornado hit several villages in Baiyun district of Guangzhou. One is by hanging a packaging material called “Pearl Cotton” from buildings and trees. report said on the Southern Media website. The eruption occurred on the premises of a nearby furniture company, and employees were evacuated to private homes after the building’s metal roof was torn off, the news website said.
Workers were rolling up materials to be taken away for disposal on Sunday.
A week later, disaster struck heavy rain and flooding Killed at least four people in Guangdong province.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Guangzhou This happened during an official visit to China earlier this month. Formerly known as Canton, the city also recently hosted the Canton Fair, a major import and export exhibition that attracts buyers from all over the world.
During September, two tornadoes Ten people were killed in eastern China’s Jiangsu province.
