China News Service, May 15th. According to the WeChat public account of Wuhan Emergency Management Bureau, at 20:39 on May 14th, a tornado of magnitude 9 broke out in the Xishan area of Caidian District and the Junshan area of Wuhan Economic Development Zone at 20:39 on May 14. At 23.9 m/s, some houses in the village were damaged, a large number of trees were broken, and some sheds collapsed.
According to statistics, as of 4:30 on the 15th, 6 people were killed and 218 injured due to the disaster; 85 houses in 27 households collapsed, 400 houses in 130 houses were damaged, 2 tower cranes, and 8000 square meters temporary work sheds were damaged.
After the disaster occurred, the main leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government issued instructions. Vice Governor Cao Guangjing, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor Cheng Yongwen rushed to the scene as soon as possible to command and organize rescue operations, and an emergency meeting was held overnight to deploy emergency response work.
In commanding rescue, Cheng Yongwen requested that people first, life first, and rescue first. He quickly organized search and rescue, rescue and other work teams, raced against time to carry out on-site rescue work, and tried his best to reduce casualties.
In the emergency meeting that followed, Cheng Yongwen emphasized that we must do our best to treat the wounded, deal with the aftermath, and report information; we should do our best to protect the lives of the victims; we should do our best to repair the water, electricity, gas, and communications facilities damaged by the disaster. Organize on-site environmental destruction; fully organize post-disaster reconstruction.
The city must act quickly. Meteorological departments and media must roll out forecasts and warnings in a timely manner, increase comprehensive inspections of comprehensive transportation, public facilities, old communities, rural dilapidated houses, and construction sites, and make every effort to respond to disaster forecasts today and tomorrow. Scheduling work.