Five people were killed and 33 others injured by a strong tornado that hit Guangzhou, the capital city of south China’s Guangdong Province, Saturday afternoon, local authorities said.
The tornado hit Zhongluotan Town in the city’s Baiyun District at approximately 3 p.m.
The weather station in Liangtian Village, roughly 2.8 kilometers from the tornado’s point of occurrence, registered a maximum wind gust of 20.6 meters per second.
As of 10 p.m., the on-site search and rescue work had been basically completed. Authorities said 141 factory buildings were damaged but no residential houses collapsed.