China News Service, May 14th. According to the official Weibo news of the Hubei Provincial People’s Government Information Office, at 20:39 on May 14, a magnitude 9 tornado broke out in Caidian District, Wuhan, with a wind speed of 23.9 meters per second. A large number of trees were broken, some work sheds collapsed, and many people were injured.
Cheng Yongwen, the mayor of Wuhan, and Liu Ziqing, the deputy mayor, rushed to the scene to direct and organize rescues.
The mayor of Wuhan Cheng Yongwen asked to spare no effort to rescue the wounded and try his best to reduce casualties.
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