6 missing, 41 injured after tornado hits Wuhan
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Updated: 2021-05-15 07:25
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WUHAN -- Six people were missing, and 41 others were being treated in hospitals after a tornado on Friday night walloped Wuhan in Central China's Hubei province, government sources said.
The tornado, packing winds of 23.9 meters per second, ripped through the Caidian district at 8:39 pm, toppling some construction site sheds and snapping a large number of trees, according to the district government.
Officials said the injured were being treated in hospitals but none was in the life-threatening condition.
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