(Suqian/Yancheng Comprehensive News) was attacked by a strong tornado on Tuesday (September 19), Suqian City and Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China, causing at least 10 people to be injured and injured in eight.
Comprehensive China CCTV News and Xinhua News Agency reported that the EF2 strong tornado occurred at 5 pm on Tuesday, Daxing Town, Suyu District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province.As of the afternoon of the 20th, the disaster killed at least five people and the four were seriously injured.Preliminary statistics of 5,512 people, 1646 households were damaged, and 405 people were temporarily transferred.
Tornado intensity is divided into six levels of EF0 to EF5 level, and EF5 is the strongest level.The EF2 -level wind speed is from 49.4 to 60.4 meters per second, and the big trees can be uprooted.
It is reported that the disaster occurred mainly in towns and towns. The personnel were dense and the construction structure was complicated. During the period of time, the invasion came suddenly.
China News Network, Litchi News, etc. showed that multiple cars under the wind were overturned, the wire rod was broken and the fire was ignited, and many roofs were offered.
A few hours after encountering a tornado in Suqian City, Funing County, Yan City, will suffer EF3 tornado at 8:30 in the evening.Funing County reported on Wednesday. As of the afternoon of the day, extreme weather caused at least five people in Luopu and Banhu towns, four people were injured, the affected population was 1364, and 614 houses were damaged.
Surging News and other media reports, Jiangsu Yancheng Funing, Zhenyang and other places suffered strong convective weather on June 23, 2016, heavy rain, hail, and tornado (EF4) attacks, causing at least 98 people to die.More than 800 people were injured.
Jiangsu Yangzi Evening News earlier analysis that Chinese spring and summer are the season of tornado, mainly concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.The northern part of Jiangsu is low -lying and flat, and the water network of rivers and lakes is intertwined. It is located in the climate transition zone of subtropical and warm and temperate zones.
Agence France -Presse reports that China has encountered a record of heavy rain and a week of historical high temperatures this summer. Scientists warn that climate change is increasing the emergence of extreme weather events.