Rescue operations underway as C China’s Huanggang City hit by EF2 tornado

An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a view of the tornado-hit area in Huanggang City, central China’s Hubei Province. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by an EF2 tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a view of the tornado-hit area in Huanggang City, central China’s Hubei Province. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by an EF2 tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a view of the tornado-hit area in Huanggang City, central China’s Hubei Province. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by an EF2 tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows a view of the tornado-hit area in Huanggang City, central China’s Hubei Province. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by an EF2 tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescuers help residents retrieve valuable items from their tornado-hit residences in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescuers work at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Workers remove debris at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

A rescuer works at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescuers work at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescuers help residents retrieve valuable items from their tornado-hit residences in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Workers remove debris at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Workers remove debris at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This photo shows a scene at a tornado-hit logistics park in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Affected residents are treated at a hospital in Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Rescuers take a rest after a night-long operation at a tornado-hit residential compound in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 7, 2026. Rescue operations have been underway since the city was hit by a tornado on Monday evening.

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