Two tornadoes within hours have killed 10 people and seriously injured four others in eastern China, state media reported Wednesday.
The first tornado struck parts of Suqian city in Jiangsu province on Tuesday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV reported. It destroyed 137 houses and damaged crops and pig farms. Five people died and four were injured.
A second tornado in the evening killed five people in the city of Yancheng, which is in the same province about 120 miles southeast of Suqian.
HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSES FLOODING IN MULTIPLE AREAS, INCLUDING OHIO FREEWAY AND LAS VEGAS STRIP
Houses are seen being torn apart on September 20, 2023, after two typhoons hit eastern China and caused 10 deaths. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Videos posted online of the first tornado showed tossed cars, including at least one flipped on its side, and debris swirling in the air above a high-rise building.
CCTV reported that power and road service had been restored in the Suqian area.
Tornadoes are rare in China, but have caused deaths in Jiangsu in recent years. One person in the province was killed in a tornado last year and four in 2021. Another tornado killed eight people in the city of Wuhan on the same day.
