An extreme thunderstorm hit an eastern Chinese city, leaving 11 dead and 102 injured, with strong winds causing buildings and trees to collapse.
Nantong city, located in the eastern province of Jiangsu, was among the hardest-hit when the extreme weather swept the Yangtze Delta on Friday night, according to state-affiliated newspaper Global Times.
Read more: ‘We’re coming to get you’: China’s critics facing threats, retaliation for activism in Canada
Rescuers evacuated 3,050 people, a local government notice said.
- Ottawa firefighters free bird caught in tree, tangled in fishing line
- Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley under air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke
- Suncor beats quarterly profit estimates on higher crude prices, refining margins
- Super El Niño growing ‘faster than we’ve ever recorded’ as wildfires burn
Get daily National news
Wind speeds of 162 kilometres per hour overturned a fishing ship. Two sailors were rescued and search operations were underway for the nine remaining crew, the notice said.
Electricity has been restored in Nantong, and collapsed trees, damaged vehicles as well as windows that have been blown away were being cleared.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.