Chinanews.com, Wuhan, May 15 (Reporter Xu Jinbo and Zhang Qin) A tornado of magnitude 9 broke out at 20:39 on the 14th in Caidian District, Wuhan. The wind speed reached 23.9 meters per second, causing damage to some village houses and a large number of trees breaking. , Many people were injured.
So far, 41 people have been treated in the hospital, and none of them are in danger of life.
The Wuhan Meteorological Bureau reported that affected by the high-altitude low trough and the low-middle-level warm shear, moderate to heavy rain and partial heavy rain occurred in most of Wuhan from 8 to 22:00 on May 14, accompanied by thunderstorms, strong winds, hail, and short-term Strong precipitation and other strong convective weather mainly occurred at 20-22 o'clock on the 14th. At 20:39, there was a strong wind of 23.9m/s (level 9) at the Weishan Observatory in Caidian District, which had a large impact and a strong hazard.
After the disaster, leaders such as Cheng Yongwen, Mayor of Wuhan Municipal People's Government, Zhang Shu, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Liu Ziqing, Deputy Mayor rushed to the scene to direct and organize rescue operations.
Cheng Yongwen asked to quickly organize forces, go all out to rescue the wounded, and do our utmost to reduce casualties.
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