TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – At least six people have been killed and 190 others injured as a tornado hit China's northeastern city of Kaiyuan, Liaoning province at 5:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday. </s> Residents past by an overturned car in the aftermath of a tornado in Kaiyuan in northeastern China’s Liaoning province Thursday, July 4, 2019. A tornado blew through the city in northeast China, damaging factories and buildings, killing some people and injuring others, state media reported Thursday (Chinatopix Via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — A tornado blew through a city in northeast China, damaging factories and buildings, killing six people and injuring another 190, state media reported Thursday.

The tornado hit Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Liaoning province, late Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said in a brief online statement. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed a stretch of collapsed low-rise buildings where firefighters were working through the debris. Glass windows in homes and cars were blown out.

Liaoning resident Li Yuan said he owns a factory just 500 meters (yards) from where the tornado struck. His workers told him they initially thought it was “just a large cloud.”

“But when it came closer, they felt a strong gust of wind,” Li said in a phone interview. “All the trash, papers and leaves on the ground were blown into the sky. We heard ambulance and police car sirens all night.”

The tornado damaged factories and equipment in an industrial park, CCTV said. More than 210 people have been rescued, and another 1,600 were evacuated. Power will be restored to homes sometime Thursday, while businesses will regain power in the next three days, CCTV said.

Tornados are rare in China. In 2016, a tornado and accompanying hailstorm killed 98 people in eastern Jiangsu province.

Associated Press researcher Yu Bing contributed to this report. </s> A rare ferocious tornado blew through a Chinese city in the northeastern province, killing at least six persons, injuring over 190 others and damaging buildings, state media reported on Thursday.

The tornado struck Kaiyuan City in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday, state-run CGTN television reported.

Six persons were killed and over 190 others were injured after the ferocious tornado struck the city, the report said, adding that some 3,500 buildings were damaged, affecting over 9,900 people.

The speed of the tornado was estimated to be about 23 meters per second, it said.

The report featured a video showing heavy damage to the buildings and people lying in the wreckage of their home during the search by the rescuers.

The ferocious tornado came as a surprise to the locals as it is quite rare in the region prompting the government to launch an investigation, the report said.

Tornados are rare in China. In 2016, a tornado and accompanying hailstorm killed 98 people in eastern Jiangsu province.

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State broadcaster CCTV says the tornado hit Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Liaoning province Wednesday afternoon. Television footage showed a stretch of collapsed low-rise buildings where firefighters were working through the debris.

CCTV says the tornado damaged factories and equipment in an industrial park. More than 210 people have been rescued, and another 1,600 were evacuated.

In 2016, a tornado and accompanying hailstorm killed 98 people in eastern China. </s> A tornado has blown through a city in northeast China, damaging factories and buildings, killing six people and injuring another 190.

The tornado hit Kaiyuan, in Liaoning province, late Wednesday local authorities said in a brief online statement.

Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed a stretch of collapsed low-rise buildings where firefighters were working through the debris.

The tornado damaged factories and equipment in an industrial park, CCTV said.

More than 210 people have been rescued, and another 1,600 were evacuated.

Power will be restored to homes sometime Thursday, while businesses will regain power in the next three days, CCTV said.

Tornados are rare in China. In 2016, a tornado and accompanying hailstorm killed 98 people in eastern Jiangsu province. </s> SHENYANG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Six people died and over 190 others were injured after a strong tornado hit a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, local authorities said Wednesday.

The tornado, packing winds up to 23 meters per second, struck the city of Kaiyuan around 5:15 p.m, the publicity department of the city government said.

It touched down at the Jingouzi Township, rampaged through an industrial park and churned south. It lasted around 15 minutes.

The tornado, packing strong showers and hailstones, wreaked havoc on apartments, factory buildings and electricity poles.

Local authorities are checking losses. The city government said about 210 people have been rescued from damaged buildings. </s> Kaiyuan [China], July 4 (ANI): Six people were killed and 190 others sustained injuries after a strong tornado struck China's northeast province of Liaoning on Wednesday evening.

The tornado touched down in Kaiyuan city at around 5:15 pm (local time) with a peak speed of 23 metres per second, the publicity department of the city government said.

The twister lasted around 15 minutes and wreaked havoc on apartments, factory buildings and electricity poles, reported Xinhua news agency.

As many as 210 people have been rescued from damaged buildings, the city government said.

Local government is assessing the extent of the damage. (ANI) </s> Beijing: A rare ferocious tornado blew through Kaiyuan city in the northeastern province of China killing at least six persons and injuring over 190 others along with damaging buildings.

The state-run CGTN television reported that around 3,500 buildings were also damaged affecting over 9,900 people in the incident.

The speed of the tornado was estimated to be about 23 metres per second. The tornado came as a surprise to the locals as it is quite rare in the region prompting the government to launch an investigation, the report said.

According to the state-run Xinhua news agency out of the 190 injured 63 are still being treated at six hospitals.

Meanwhile, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said an emergency medical expert team has been sent to Kaiyuan city to treat the injured following the deadly tornado. Local health authorities initiated an emergency response and coordinated treatment of wounded people immediately after the tornado struck Kaiyuan. </s> Six people were killed and more than 190 people were injured on Wednesday after a sudden tornado with a wind speed of 23 meters per second struck the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province at 5:15 pm.

Terrifying footage shows a large tornado striking across the city, tossing rubbish and cars in the air, creating carnage. Trees and electric poles were knocked down, blocking roads.

After the tornado was formed in Jingouzi town, it traveled south for 15 minutes, damaging nearly 3600 homes in the process. Some 9,900 residents were affected by the tornado according to local press reports. In the severely damaged areas, electricity and water supply were affected.

Right after the disaster, the local government issued a Level 2 emergency response. At least 210 people were rescued subsequently from wrecked buildings. The government said that they are still assessing the damage caused by the tornado as the rescue mission is still ongoing.

Early warning signals for lightning and hail were announced to the people of Kaiyuan via SMS and Weibo before the tornado at around 4.42 pm on Wednesday but it remains unclear at this point how much damage they helped to avert. </s> A tornado swept through the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning on Wednesday, killing six and injuring 190, the state broadcaster said, amid a series of “extreme” weather events that government forecasters have linked to climate change.

The tornado damaged nearly 3,600 homes and affected more than 9,900 residents in Kaiyuan, a city of around half-a-million people, according to China Central Television.

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According to Xinhuanet News, the publicity department of the Kaiyuan government said the tornado struck the city at around 5:15 p.m.

NHK News in Japan reports the twister lasted for approximately 15 minutes.

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Footage posted by CCTV on its official Weibo account shows dozens of flattened buildings in an economic development zone in Kaiyuan.

China‘s Global Times newspaper said that tornadoes were rarely seen in the area.

The country’s weather bureau on Tuesday said that climate change could cause more extreme weather events, following floods, drought and extreme high temperatures in some regions this year.

It said rainfall had broken records in some areas and that as many as 40 weather stations had this year registered their hottest temperatures ever.

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The northern Chinese province of Hebei issued an extreme heat ‘red alert’ on Thursday, with temperatures set to soar beyond 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in its major cities and putting the area’s corn crop at risk, the local government said.

The government of Hebei said on its official website that the cities of Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Hengshui, Cangzhou, Xingtai and Handan were all expected to see temperatures above 40C on Thursday.

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The local weather bureau also warned that the extreme heat and drought in the province were likely to affect its corn crop. Hebei, which surrounds the capital Beijing, is among China‘s biggest producers of the grain.

Rainfall in the province has declined 23.9% compared to the average in the second quarter of 2019, the local Hebei Daily reported.

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Cities in Hebei have been deploying sprinklers mounted on trucks to try to keep temperatures down, putting further pressure on water supplies.

A heat wave that has swept across northern China, including the capital Beijing, is expected to last until next week, the Hebei Daily said, citing the local weather bureau.

In a joint statement with France and the United Nations released on Saturday, China promised to show the “highest possible ambition” when it comes to fighting global warming, with higher targets to cut carbon emissions expected next year.
At least six people are killed and 190 injured after a tornado hits the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning Province, China.