The tornado hit Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Liaoning province, late Wednesday afternoon, local authorities said in a brief online statement. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed a stretch of collapsed low-rise buildings where firefighters were working through the debris. Glass windows in homes and cars were blown out. At least six people were killed and 190 others were injured after a ferocious tornado tore through the city of Kaiyuan, north-east China’s Liaoning province on Wednesday, officials said. Dramatic footage showed the tornado shattering windows, tearing roofs off of buildings, uprooting trees and flipping over cars.
Tornado hits northeast China, 6 died, 190 injured
