Source: CCTV Finance
At around 7 pm on April 30, 8 cities including Nantong, Jiangsu and Taizhou encountered strong convective weather such as strong winds and hail. The maximum wind force appeared in , Tongzhou District, Nantong, and reached level 14. According to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Emergency Management, as of yesterday morning, strong convective weather caused more than 13,000 people to be affected by the disaster in Nantong , Huai'an , Yancheng , Taizhou, Suqian and other places, and 11 people died due to the disaster. Yesterday afternoon, the reporter rushed to Rudong County , which had a serious disaster in Nantong, Jiangsu for a field visit.

The reporter observed that along the way, many houses in the village have been severely damaged, and 8 tile houses have been blown down by the wind.
How strong is the wind on the night of April 30? You can look at it in detail. This tile house was blown out by the wind, because the strong wind rolled up the stones and tiles and hit them on it.

In Dingjiadian Village, rows of tiled houses were blown down by the strong wind, and the tiles on the roofs of many houses were also overturned by the wind, and the window glass was seriously damaged. According to villager Huang Xiaozhao, the strong convective weather process lasted for about 20 minutes.


Villager of Dingjiadian Village, Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu Province Huang Xiaozhao: The wind is very strong, very fast and loud, similar to the sound of a tractor. Bricks and glass slags fly everywhere, and the sound of hitting the wall is very clear.

It is understood that more than 50 villagers in Dingjiadian Village have suffered serious damage to their houses, trees on both sides of the village roads are falling in pieces, telephone poles are also broken, and the power supply in the village is also affected and interrupted. At present, Dingjiadian Village is organizing rescue forces to clear obstacles and open up the village roads. Villagers are also actively carrying out self-rescue, and subsequent rescue and disposal are underway in an orderly manner.

Jong Yan, Party Branch Secretary of Dingjiadian Village, Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu: We will organize personnel to assist in building houses for the affected households who are seriously affected. Villagers who voluntarily participated in rural housing insurance before retained photos of the scene, and village cadres would come to collect them one by one, and then make claims to the insurance company. After the claims are settled, the funds will be distributed in time.
Source: CCTV Finance (ID: CCTV Finance)