China News Service, Nanjing, July 21 (Reporter Gu Hua) On July 20, Yancheng, Lianyungang, Jiangsu and other places encountered tornado weather.
On the 21st, a reporter from Chinanews.com drove to the tornado-affected area in Xiangshui County, Yancheng City, to visit the local production and life recovery situation after the disaster.
The roof and windows of the house were scratched.
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Affected by the ground cyclone, since 5:00 on July 20, there has been a large-scale rainfall from west to east in Jiangsu Province, accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and strong winds of magnitude 8-10, and local tornadoes. Tornadoes occurred in Lianyungang and other places, among which EF3 tornado occurred in Xiangshui County, Yancheng City.
Driving along the G15 Shenhai Expressway from south to north, after entering the territory of Xiangshui County, the reporter saw that some crops had fallen in the fields on both sides of the highway.
Shuwei Village, Laoshe Central Community, Xiangshui County, was the hardest hit.
On the main road in the village, rescue and relief vehicles come and go in an orderly manner.
Collapsing old houses.
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At 9:30 a.m., villager Zhang Renxiu (pseudonym) was busy cleaning the broken glass and broken tiles in the yard.
"Yesterday was very windy, and in just 2 minutes, the roof tiles were overturned and the windows were broken." Zhang Renxiu said that on the evening of the 20th, she went to her daughter's house to stay overnight. Come back and clean up the house.
Villagers are cleaning houses.
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The family of Wang Li (pseudonym), who lives next door to Zhang Renxiu, was even more severely affected.
A three-story building has no windows from the outside, the roof has been overturned, and debris from the strong wind has accumulated in the home.
"At that time, I was resting in the room on the first floor. When I saw a strong wind suddenly blowing outside, I got up and went to close the door. Before the door was closed, the strong wind blew it and fell out. Fortunately, there was only a little scratch on my face." Wang Li said.
In the house of villager Zhao Airong (pseudonym), the overturned roof can be seen from the stairs on the first floor. Almost all the electrical appliances and furniture in the house are damaged. The old couple is busy cleaning up the room.
"As long as people are fine, the house can be repaired if it is broken." Zhao Airong said that after the strong wind ended yesterday, the village staff came to check the damage and provided them with a place to live.
In the homes of the affected households in Shuxu Village, the villagers were busy packing up their belongings and the sundries blown by the strong wind.
"Although the government has given a lot of help, we still have to hurry up and clean up the house, and we are still used to living at home," said a local villager.
In the farmland outside the village, many green corn stalks lie on the ground, and some villagers have already done farm work in the fields.
"The corn stalk is only over one meter tall. It's a pity that it fell. Hurry up and replant." Villager Zhang Xiang (pseudonym) said.
Insurance company staff registering losses.
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In Shuxu Village, the reporter saw that several old houses had collapsed, and relevant personnel were cleaning up the collapsed houses.
The staff of the power supply department went door-to-door to repair the circuit, and the staff of the insurance company were also registering and evaluating the affected households.
The staff of the power supply department are rushing to repair the line.
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"The main lines in the village have been restored to power yesterday afternoon, and some household lines are being repaired, and they will all be restored this afternoon." An electrician who was working on a utility pole introduced.
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