At about 9 pm on May 15th, Wuyuan, Jiangxi, was hit by a tornado, causing trees to break in many places and sections, and thousands of residents cut off power.
Next to the Gutan School in Dazhanshan Township, Wuyuan County, a camphor tree more than ten meters high was uprooted and fell on the side of the road.
The tornado also caused damage to many electrical facilities in Dazhanshan Township, and thousands of residents were out of power.
The partially collapsed trees directly pressed on the electric wires and electric poles, and several electric poles were broken by the wind and fell into the river.
After the disaster, the local power supply department promptly organized personnel for emergency repairs.
[Concurrent] Hu Huiguang, Director of Tsinghua Power Supply Office, State Grid Wuyuan County Power Supply Company
At nine o'clock tonight, a tornado caused many electric poles on the 10-kV Gutan line to collapse, and trees broke and fell, causing power outages in more than 4,000 households. At present, we have organized more than 30 people to make emergency repairs overnight to ensure that the power supply is restored as soon as possible.
(Hu Zhihua)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]