Large multi-vortex tornado throws a car into Songhua River, China
A large multi-vortex tornado touched down in China’s Jilin Province on June 27, 2022.
Parts of NE China activate highest weather alert, urge citizens to stay away from rivers and dangerous mountains
Parth of northeastern China, including Beijing, issued flood and geological hazard alerts on June 26, 2022, ahead of the heaviest rainstorm of the season expected to hit the region from June 26 to 28.
‘Mosquito tornado’ storms Sichuan village, China
A ‘mosquito tornado’ recently appeared above a village’s farmland in Fawangsi Town, Sichuan, China, drawing public attention. These are male mosquitoes swarming around one of several females in order to mate.
Southern China hit by heaviest rains since 1961, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected and more than 200 000 forced to evacuate their homes after the heaviest rains since 1961 hit parts of southern China.
Extremely close-range footage of the Foshan tornado, China
A damaging tornado hit the city of Foshan in China’s Guangdong Province on June 19, 2022. This is the second damaging tornado to hit the province within just 3 days.
Intense hailstorm hits Qingyuan, causing severe crop damage, China
An intense hailstorm hit Qhingyuan District in China’s Hebei Province on June 14, 2022, causing severe damage to crops and other material losses.
Major damage after large tornado hits Guangzhou megalopolis – Guangdong, China
A large stovepipe tornado touched down in China’s most important port city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province on June 16, 2022, causing major damage as it moved into downtown.
Shallow M5.8 and M6.0 earthquakes hit western Sichuan, China
Two shallow earthquakes registered by the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) as M5.8 (USGS M5.6) and M6.0 (USGS M5.9) hit western Sichuan, China on June 9, 2022. The first quake was registered at 16:03 UTC (00:03 LT) at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles) and the second at 17:28 UTC (01:28 LT) at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). The quakes follow M6.1 (CENC; USGS M5.9) earthquake registered at 09:00 UTC on June 1.
Floods and landslides claim at least 25 lives, affect more than 2.6 million people in southern China
At least 25 people have been killed and more than 2.6 million were affected in southern China since the start of this year’s flood season. In Hunan, China’s major rice-producing region, at least 96 160 ha (237 616 acres) of crops have been destroyed in the first 8 days of the month. Another 76 300 ha (187 8000 acres) of crops were damaged in neighboring Jiangxi.
Heavy rains and floods affect over 800 000 people in China’s Jiangxi
The latest round of heavy rain affecting China’s Jiangxi Province since May 28, 2022, affected nearly 800 000 people.