11 Dead as Tornadoes Strike; Flooding Hits Southern China

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Powerful tornadoes and torrential rain brought by Typhoon Maysak have caused widespread damage across various parts of China. The number of displaced people has exceeded 55,000, and reports of casualties continue to emerge.

Han Sang-woo reports from Beijing.

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A massive tornado, accompanied by lightning streaking across the sky, swallows the city while unleashing wind and rain.

Street stalls were swept away entirely, and living room windows were ripped out along with their frames.

[Voice: Everything was blown away. The windows were gone, and even the refrigerator door was blown off.]

Starting around 7:00 p.m. local time on July 6, a powerful tornado struck eastern Hubei Province for approximately four hours.

With tornadoes hitting multiple locations simultaneously, 11 people have been confirmed dead, one is missing, and 331 have been injured so far.

Twenty-two houses collapsed, and over 4,800 others were damaged.

On the same day, massive flooding occurred in Nanning, Guangxi, in southern China.

Following three days of torrential rain caused by Typhoon Maysak, reservoirs overflowed and embankments collapsed, turning local villages into a sea of water.

So far, four people have died and eight are missing.

The number of displaced people has reached over 55,000.

While over 48,000 people were evacuated before the villages were submerged, rescue operations are still ongoing, and the death toll may rise further.

In Longnan, Gansu Province, in northwestern China, a landslide buried 33 people.

The China Fire and Rescue Service has conducted search and rescue operations, successfully rescuing 21 people so far, though five of them ultimately passed away.

As large-scale natural disasters occur simultaneously, President Xi Jinping has ordered the strengthening of relief and rescue efforts and the active implementation of disaster prevention inspections across China.

Following the floods, tornadoes, and landslides, a super-strong Typhoon Bavi is heading toward southeastern China, raising concerns about even greater damage.

(Video reporting: Choi Deok-hyun, Video editing: Kim Byeong-jik)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.