Tornado kills 6, injures nearly 200 in China

This photo taken on July 3, 2019 shows a tornado in Kaiyuan, in China’s northeastern Liaoning province. – A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said on July 4. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

BEIJING — A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said Thursday.

The tornado hit Kaiyuan in Liaoning province on Wednesday afternoon, tearing down trees and electricity poles, smashing the windows of apartment buildings, and knocking down some brick walls.

More than 190 people were injured and 43 of them were hospitalized, the Kaiyuan public security bureau said on the Weibo social media platform. /kga