Tag: Tornado

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Drinking Water Safety in Rainstorm Days

Yesterday afternoon, strong thunder and lightning, thunderstorms and strong winds and other severe convective weather occurred in some areas of Jiangsu Province, causing houses to collapse and other disasters, killing many people. At 6 o’clock this morning, the Central Meteorological Station continued to issue a yellow rainstorm warning: It is estimated that there will be heavy rain or rainstorm in southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, northern Zhejiang, central and southern Hubei, northwestern Hunan, Chongqing, central and northern Guizhou, southern Sichuan and other places, with thunderstorms and strong winds of magnitude 8 ~ 9 in some areas. In short, people in the south had better not go out this weekend. In addition, remember to check your tap water. What? Is rainstorm related Read More …

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How should medical staff deal with the heavy casualties caused by tornadoes?

On the afternoon of June 23, 2016, some areas of Funing and Sheyang in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province were suddenly hit by severe convective disasters such as tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms and strong winds, short-term heavy rainfall and strong thunder and lightning, with winds reaching level 12 in some areas. As of press release, according to the New York Times, at least 98 people have been killed. According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, nearly 800 people have been injured, including nearly 200 seriously injured, with a large number of houses damaged and power outages in some areas. As the tornado hit suddenly and occurred in a densely populated area, when the disaster broke out, it was inevitable that the hospital Read More …

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The tornado is coming! What should we do?

As for the unstoppable temperament of tornadoes, it is estimated that most people have only felt it in movies, so if one day we really encounter tornadoes, our first reaction should be what? Hiding, of course! Get up! Come on! Because you have no idea that what will fly from what next second! And you won’t know how lethal it is! However, when a tornado comes, you may be at home, on the road or in the shopping mall. Where is it safer to hide in these different places? The following is an introduction to different evasion methods according to different locations. Location 1: Home Correct approach: Hide in basement, lower floor or other rooms without windows, protect head and Read More …

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Is it safe when the tornado stops? No!

The lethality of tornadoes has never been only due to their ferocity when they come, but also due to the fact that even if they leave, they will still bury many potential safety hazards and threaten our lives. According to statistics, about half of the related casualties occurred after the tornado ended, and most of them occurred during the later rescue of others and the cleaning of ruins. Among them, one-third of the people were injured by stepping on sharp objects such as nails, and other causes of injuries included being hit by accidental falling or slipping objects. Therefore, even if the tornado leaves, in order to minimize the damage caused by the tornado, we should still remain vigilant and Read More …