[Explanation] From 20-21 o'clock on May 14th, Wuhan encountered strong convective weather. A gust of wind swept through the Weishan area of ​​Caidian District and the Junshan area of ​​Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone with thunderstorms. Among them, strong winds of magnitude 12 or more appeared in the disaster-stricken central area. The performance has the characteristics of a tornado.

  [Explanation] Recalling the strong wind on the evening of the 14th, Du Guochang, a native of Zhumadian, Henan who worked in Wuhan, still had lingering fears.

He told reporters that the strong wind lasted for about two minutes and then gradually weakened. He and two sturdy workers arrived at the door of the house and escaped after the wind stopped completely.

  [Concurrent] Du Guochang

  At that time, the wind was too strong and the rain was heavy, so I didn’t dare to open the door. When I opened the door, I said to open the door. The other two (workers) said that as soon as you open the door, our house will be gone, and the house will be given to you. The house was gone when it was lifted. We were afraid to go out at the time. When the wind was lower, we all went out immediately.

  [Commentary] Du Guochang and his wife Liu Zhen'e work at the same construction site.

According to Liu Zhen'e, due to the rain that night, the workers returned to their place of residence early. At the time of the incident, they and several female workers were washing in the bathroom.

There was a sudden gust of wind outside the house, and the inside and outside of the house were instantly dark, and everyone stood together to support the door of the house.

  [Concurrent] Liu Zhen'e

  Don’t run when you’re not running. You can’t open the door. Once you open the door and the wind enters, the cover will be lifted off. We dare not go out and stand the door to prevent it from opening. We are all there and the power is cut off.

  [Commentary] Recalling what happened that night, Hu Chunting, the co-worker of Du Guochang and his wife, was still a little scared.

She said that she had only heard of tornadoes in coastal areas before, but she did not expect to encounter them in Wuhan.

  [Concurrent] Hu Chunting

  Later, the wind came out a little bit. I saw that the house collapsed. It’s like that for women. I’m crazy, I’m crazy. I said please, please don’t blow it again. I think many workers are like that. Poor, I'm afraid I'm all pressed inside, I'm afraid that others will get hurt or something.

  [Explanation] According to the latest report from the Information Office of Wuhan Municipal People's Government on the afternoon of the 15th, as of 12 o'clock that day, the on-site search and rescue work was basically over.

Current statistics show that a total of 8 people were killed, 230 people were injured, 3568 people were affected, 1197 people were relocated in emergency, 86 houses in 28 collapsed houses, and 400 houses in 130 houses were seriously damaged.

  [Explanation] It is reported that in response to the disaster caused by this round of strong convective weather, Wuhan has set up 6 special work teams to carry out on-site rescue, and mobilized the city's strongest medical force to do a good job of treating the wounded regardless of the cost.

  Reporter Zou Hao and Zhang Qin reporting from Wuhan, Hubei

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】