A ferocious tornado tore through a town in southern China, resulting in five fatalities and 33 injuries.

Dramatic video filmed in Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province on April 27, shows a large twister swirling debris into the air and huge fireballs bursting from cables.

The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau assessed the tornado as a severe level 3 twister, cutting a path approximately 1.7 kilometres long and 280 metres wide. The devastating event lasted just about four minutes but had a broad impact radius of about one kilometre.

In the aftermath, local authorities swiftly formed six emergency groups, including rescue, repair, and security teams, to coordinate the response efforts. Emergency services, including medical, police, fire, and construction personnel, were mobilised extensively to conduct thorough search and rescue operations.

Primary search and rescue efforts concluded successfully. The disaster caused significant damage, affecting 141 industrial buildings while fortunately sparing residential homes from destruction.

The injured were quickly transported to hospitals for urgent care. Moving forward, the Baiyun District is committed to ensuring the well-being of the affected communities and facilitating the recovery process.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

广州强龙卷风已造成5人死亡33人受伤（China）
4月27日15时前后，广州市白云区钟落潭镇遭遇龙卷风极端天气，已造成5人死亡，33人受伤。
据广东省气象局发布的消息，初步研判龙卷风强度为3级，属强龙卷。龙卷移动路径长度约1.7公里、宽度280米，影响持续时间约4分钟，龙卷影响距离约1公里。距离龙卷风发生点约2.8公里的良田村气象站录得最大阵风20.6米/秒（8级）。
灾情发生后，广州市和白云区迅速成立救援组、抢修组、善后保障组、秩序维护组等6个工作组，启动应急响应，出动医护、公安、交警、消防、住建等部门和镇村人员，全覆盖开展排查搜救。
据白云区相关部门通报，截至27日22时，现场搜救工作已基本完成。本次灾害造成5人死亡，33人受伤，伤者已及时送医院救治。141家厂房受损，无民宅倒塌。下一步，白云区将全力以赴做好后续救灾救援处置工作，妥善安置受灾群众的生产生活。