East Asia
Eleven people were killed and hundreds more injured after two tornadoes barrelled through China’s Hubei province on Monday (Jul 6).
An aerial view shows destroyed and damaged buildings in an affected area after a tornado hit the city of Huanggang, in China’s central Hubei province on Jul 7, 2026. (Photo: AFP/CNS)
08 Jul 2026 03:57PM
HUBEI: A 30-year-old man was blown from his 12th-floor apartment after twin tornadoes tore through parts of China’s Hubei province on Monday (Jul 6), one of several harrowing accounts to emerge from a disaster that has killed 11 people and injured 331.The man, surnamed Zhang, was swept out of his apartment in Huanggang city and fell onto bushes below the building, his family told local media. Huanggang was among the worst-hit areas as winds of up to 149kmh ripped through homes and neighbourhoods.The strong winds shattered the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows, and sent furniture and household items flying out of the home.Zhang was found unconscious beneath the apartment building by his cousin, surnamed Liu, who lived on the 20th floor. The cousin had decided to check on Zhang and his family after noticing that a neighbour’s window had been damaged by the strong winds.
