While Beijing approaches for another series of strong precipitation after the evacuation of more than 70,000 residents in the middle of the deadliest floods of more than a decade, a tornado struck a geopark in the region of inner Mongolia in China.
Source: Reuters
The dramatic images, obtained by Reuters, showed a column of narrow brown tornado that crossed the landscape while powerful winds whipped the debris in the air. Reuters checked the location of the video through satellite images and benchmarks, while the state media confirmed the date of the incident.
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The tornado adds to an extreme wave of time that sweeps away China this summer, while the authorities increase efforts to strengthen flood defenses, improve forecasting systems and improve emergency responses in the middle of the monsoon season and stronger precipitation forecasts.
Earlier this week, Beijing placed the 16 districts at the highest level of alert after the sudden floods made at least 44 lives. Emergency services remain pending, as forecasts warn against other showers threatening large parts of the country.
In the middle of the worsening of weather conditions, a video of eye witnesses captured the dramatic moment that a tornado touched near a geopark in inner Mongolia. The swirling vortex has sent flying debris and attracted spectators’ dressings.
No injury or death has been reported, according to the state media.
