Over 28,600 people have been affected after a tornado hit a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday, causing an economic loss of over one billion yuan (USD 145 million), the local government said on Saturday.
The tornado, packing winds up to 23 metres per second, struck the city of Kaiyuan around 5:15 p.M. (Local time). It touched down at the Jingouzi Township, rampaged through an industrial park and churned south. It lasted around 15 minutes.
The tornado, backed by strong showers and hailstones, wreaked havoc on apartments, factory buildings and electricity poles, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.