Restoration work continues after a tornado hits Huanggang, China’s Hubei

This combo photo shows a student being evacuated from Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 8, 2026 (above) and a view of Huanggang Normal University on July 13, 2026 (below). Between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on July 6, thunderstorms and strong winds hit Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou, and Xianning, with two townships seeing gales reaching level 13 in central China’s Hubei Province. Some areas saw tornadoes, according to the local authorities. The province has launched all-out rescue and relief efforts to safeguard people’s lives and property. China’s National Development and Reform Commission has allocated 50 million yuan (about 7.34 million U.S. dollars) from the central budget to support emergency recovery efforts in Hubei Province, to restore damaged infrastructure, including roads, as well as public service facilities such as schools, helping affected areas resume normal production and daily life as soon as possible. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This combo photo shows a staff member removing broken windows in Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, on July 8, 2026 (above), and the temporarily covered glass doors and windows of the building on July 13, 2026 (below).(Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This combo photo shows a student being evacuated from Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 8, 2026 (above) and a view of Huanggang Normal University on July 13, 2026 (below).(Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This combo photo shows students being evacuated from Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 8, 2026 (above) and a view of Huanggang Normal University on July 13, 2026 (below).(Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This combo photo shows a staff member clearing the road in Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, July 8, 2026 (above), and a view of Huanggang Normal University on July 13, 2026 (below).(Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This drone combo photo shows a place near a logistic park after thunderstorms and gales in Huangzhou District of Huanggang City, central China’s Hubei Province, on July 7, 2026 (above) and the cleared one on July 12, 2026 (below).(Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

This combo photo shows the surroundings of the library of Huanggang Normal University of Huanggang City in central China’s Hubei Province, on July 8, 2026 (above) and a view of the library on July 13, 2026 (below).(Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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