At least 11 people died and hundreds were injured after tornadoes and severe thunderstorms struck central China's Hubei province on Monday night, state media reported Tuesday. The weather system affected 14,600 people, with over 330 injured and one person missing, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
More than 20 houses collapsed, and over 4,800 others sustained damage. A rare EF2 tornado swept through Huanggang city, damaging buildings and a logistics company where high winds displaced multiple trucks. A video posted by Shanghai Daily appeared to show people inside a building screaming as high winds shattered glass doors.
Tornadoes are more commonly recorded in southern and coastal Chinese provinces. Experts cited by Hubei Daily suggested that the remnants of Tropical Storm Maysak contributed to the rare severe weather event in Hubei.
Separately, in southern China's Guangxi region, officials reported four deaths and eight missing in Hengzhou city due to record-breaking rain from Maysak, which caused widespread flooding. More than 53,000 people were evacuated in Hengzhou, with an additional 8,000 evacuated in Binyang county. Guangxi issued a red alert, the highest level, for flooding on Tuesday, as river levels rose up to 7.5 meters above warning levels.