Rare tornado hits China’s Kaiyuan City, killing 6 people and injuring at least 190
A large tornado hit China's northeastern city of Kaiyuan, Liaoning Province at 17:15 LT (09:15 UTC) on July 3, 2019, killing 6 people and injuring at least 190. Provincial weather authorities said tornadoes in this region are rare.
According to local media reports, the twister was on the ground for several minutes.
It upturned vehicles, downed trees, knocked out power and damaged numerous buildings along its path, particularly in the industrial district of Tiexi.
Impresionante el #tornado que se formó y golpeó la provincia de #Liaoning en el NE de #China
Al menos 6 personas murieron y más de 100 resultaron heridas
Vía @eduardocr04 pic.twitter.com/VdjFkTwl4U— Geól. Sergio Almazán (@chematierra) July 4, 2019
another incredible close range footage of strong in liaoning, China@VortexChasing @wxmann @iCyclone @weather_history pic.twitter.com/ZHXPYrIKym
— qwert81 (@pohnpei13) July 4, 2019
Kaiyuan City issued a grade-II emergency response immediately after the incident occurred.
Experts at the Liaoning provincial weather bureau are studying the cause of the tornado, which is rare in the region, the Global Times reported.
Featured image credit: CGTN
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