BEIJING, July 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A tornado has left six people dead and
nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local
authorities said Thursday.
The tornado hit Kaiyuan in Liaoning province on Wednesday afternoon,
tearing down trees and electricity poles, smashing the windows of apartment
buildings, and knocking down some brick walls.
More than 190 people were injured and 43 of them were hospitalised, the
Kaiyuan public security bureau said on the Weibo social media platform.