An aerial drone view captured on 7 July 2026 reveals the scale of destruction in Huanggang City, central China's Hubei Province, after an EF2 tornado struck the city on Monday evening — rescue operations are ongoing, according to local authorities.
Aerial drone footage taken on 7 July 2026 documents widespread destruction across Huanggang City in Hubei Province, where an EF2-rated tornado touched down Monday evening — authorities confirmed rescue teams remain deployed in the affected zone.
Rescue operations were in full swing in Huanggang City, Hubei Province, as of 7 July 2026, following an EF2 tornado that struck Monday evening — drone imagery shows extensive structural damage across the tornado's path.
Huanggang City in central China's Hubei Province was struck by an EF2 tornado on Monday evening, 7 July 2026 — aerial drone photographs show significant damage to built-up areas, with authorities confirming rescue operations are underway.
According to Hubei provincial authorities, 11 people were killed and one remains missing after severe convective weather struck eastern Hubei on Monday night — thunderstorms and gales hit Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xianning between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., with two townships recording level-13 gales and some areas experiencing tornadoes.
Hubei Province's emergency management authorities confirmed 8 people killed and one missing after thunderstorms and gales swept eastern Hubei on Monday night — rescue teams were deployed to Huangzhou District, Huanggang City on 7 July 2026, with level-13 gales recorded in two townships.
Rescue teams were operational in Huangzhou District, Huanggang City on 7 July 2026 following overnight thunderstorms and gales — Hubei's emergency management authorities reported 8 fatalities and one person missing, with search operations continuing across Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xianning.
Local authorities confirmed that two townships in eastern Hubei Province recorded level-13 gales during the severe convective weather event on Monday night — the storms, which struck between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., left 8 dead and one missing, with rescue operations still active as of 7 July 2026.
Sanitation workers cleared debris from streets in Ezhou City, Hubei Province, on 6 July 2026 — according to provincial authorities, the overnight storms ultimately killed 11 people and left one missing, with Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xianning all affected by thunderstorms and gales reaching level 13.
A landslide struck a village in Nanhe township, Tanchang County, Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, at around 6:56 a.m. on 7 July 2026 — local authorities said 33 people are believed to be buried, of whom 17 have been rescued, with all-out search and rescue operations underway.
Rescue teams marched toward the landslide site in Nanhe township, Tanchang County, Gansu Province, on 7 July 2026 — according to local authorities, 17 of the 33 people believed buried had been pulled to safety by the time of reporting, with search operations continuing at full capacity.