Five people were killed and four were slightly injured in a tornado in Funing County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province.
At 20: 30 on September 19th, Funing County, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province was affected by an EF3 tornado, and an extreme weather disaster occurred. From 17: 00 to 22: 00 that day, the rainfall in Lupu and Banhu towns reached 202.7 mm and 171 mm respectively. Extreme weather has caused serious disasters in the two towns. Up to now, the disaster has caused five people to be seriously injured, died after being rescued, and four people were slightly injured (all of them were sent to the hospital for treatment, and there was no life-threatening). According to preliminary statistics, 1364 people were affected by the disaster, 614 houses were damaged, more than 1800 trees fell, 199 hectares of crops were damaged, and 129 people were relocated. At present, emergency rescue, disaster statistics, aftermath disposal, site cleaning and post-disaster reconstruction are in progress.