The area around Yancheng city, Funing and Sheyang county suffered from a heavy tempest with hail, strong winds and local hurricanes. According to a Jiangsu news conference, 98 people lost their lives and 846 people were wounded.
Many inhabitants of the region lost their house in the storm and also a considerable amount of trees were eradicated. The roofs of factories were blown off or damaged and water and electricity installations were destroyed.
The calamity for the inhabitants of the region is enormous. 8004 inhabitants have no housing, 8 factories were destroyed and 3200 hectares of cultivation tents were damaged. The surface area and degree of the calamity is still being processed statistically.
Source: News channel midday news
Source photographs: Jiangsu traffic broadcast site