China News Service, Suzhou, May 15 (Reporter Zhong Sheng Zhu Xiaoying) Suzhou Shengze Town in southern Jiangsu Province was hit by a tornado on the evening of the 14th. China News Service reporters rushed to the scene of the incident overnight.
The area around Wujiang Zhongtian Jet Weaving Co., Ltd. was the most severely affected area this time. Some factory buildings were left with only broken walls, and the building iron sheets were twisted into twists.
Some old bungalows collapsed.
The People's Government of Shengze Town, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province notified on the evening of the 14th that around 19:00 on the 14th, parts of Shengze Town were affected by tornadoes, and local power facilities and many houses were damaged.
According to preliminary statistics, the disaster caused 1 death, 2 serious injuries, and 19 minor injuries. They have been sent to hospital for treatment.
The metal sign of the hotel was deformed and dropped.
Photo by Zhong Sheng
According to statistics from the fire department, Suzhou Fire has mobilized 16 fire brigade stations, 35 fire trucks, 197 finger fighters and 2 search and rescue dogs.
As of 20:38 on the 14th, fire rescue personnel rescued a total of 14 trapped people.
A reporter from Chinanews.com saw that in the vicinity of Wujiang Zhongtian Spray Weaving Co., Ltd., the window glass of the cement building was broken.
The metal signs of some restaurants were deformed and dropped.
The excavator drove into the site and intensively cleaned up the large building components scattered around.
The firefighters were extremely busy, shuttled in and out of the scene to clean up the building debris.
Due to damage to the electrical facilities, a power outage occurred in the surrounding area.
A large number of branches of trees were broken off on the nearby trunk road.
On a rainy day, the road was slippery and the light was poor, and the reporter kept stepping on the broken branches during the march.
In the darkness, the fire truck raised large searchlights to illuminate the rescue.
The sirens of the rescue vehicles are endless.
On the periphery of the rescue scene, a cordon has been pulled.
Part of the iron sheet of the building is missing.
Photo by Zhong Sheng
According to witnesses who worked in a nearby factory at that time, the tornado hit the worst for about 10 minutes.
At that time, she was about to go outside, but saw the ceiling falling down piece by piece, hiding under the machine.
Several workers in the factory were injured.
Firefighters said that the search and rescue is still ongoing and will not miss any corner.
Weak light at night and many building debris are difficult points for rescue.
There was a mess on the road.
Photo by Zhong Sheng
After the disaster, various departments in Jiangsu fully launched rescue and repair operations.
A local 220 kV substation was damaged, and some lines suffered power outages, causing power outages for residents in some areas.
State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company quickly organized 15 emergency repair teams and more than 110 emergency repair personnel rushed to the front line to carry out emergency repairs and power protection.
At present, the power supply has been restored in some local outage areas.
The order on the scene has basically returned to stability.
Due to damage to the electrical facilities, the surrounding power was cut off.
Fire trucks use searchlights for rescue lighting.
Photo by Zhong Sheng
Rescue operations continue.
The specific scope and circumstances of the disaster are still being determined.
In history, Shengze has always been an important textile town. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shengze was called the "Four Silk Capitals" together with Hangzhou, Suzhou and Huzhou. Export trade is still prevailing today.
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