Hubei province
Coverage of Hubei province in the Nexus archive.
- China braces for a powerful typhoon after a week of deadly storms
A powerful typhoon, Bavi, is approaching China's east coast after causing disruptions in Taiwan and Japan, following a week of deadly storms that killed 50 people in China. Evacuations and flight cancellations are underway as the typhoon weakens from supertyphoon strength, with previous storms and floods in Guangxi and Hubei provinces also claiming lives.
- China allocates millions in new disaster relief after storms and a deadly landslide
China allocated 90 million yuan in disaster relief for Hubei, Gansu, and Guangxi provinces after severe storms, a deadly landslide, and flooding caused casualties, displacement, and infrastructure damage. Over 130,000 people were evacuated, and rescue operations involving thousands of personnel and boats were underway.
- China: Rare tornadoes tear through central cities
At least eight people were killed as two rare tornadoes caused devastation in central China's Hubei province, with winds reaching up to 149 kph (92.58 mph) destroying buildings and overturning cars.
- Tornadoes and storms in central China leave at least 11 people dead
At least 11 people were killed and over 330 injured in central China after tornadoes and severe storms hit Hubei province. A rare EF2 tornado damaged buildings in Huanggang city, while Tropical Storm Maysak caused flooding in Guangxi, displacing thousands and leading to four additional deaths.
- Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities
A rare tornado struck central Chinese cities Ezhou and Huanggang in Hubei province, as shown in videos shared with the BBC depicting debris flying through the air during the storm.
- Fearing ‘bad luck’ omen, Chinese man repeatedly slaps twitching right eye, damaging vision
A man in Wuhan, China, named Le suffered retinal detachment after repeatedly slapping his twitching right eyelid, driven by the superstition that a twitching right eye omens disaster. The belief aligns with a common Chinese saying linking left eye twitches to wealth and right eye twitches to misfortune.
- Chinese farmer’s forest of cameras fails to bear fruit in compensation bid
A Chinese farmer installed over 170 surveillance cameras in his orchard in Badong county, Hubei province, to increase compensation under a land purchase scheme. The heavily secured hillside footage sparked online speculation, but the local village committee provided an explanation.
- In China, some researchers are attending academic conferences that do not exist
Scammers in China are targeting academics by creating fake conferences where they submit papers. Liu Xia, a lecturer at a private university in Wuhan, fell victim to such a scam in 2024 while seeking to publish for a professional title evaluation.
- China cabby drives against traffic, runs red lights to rush unconscious toddler to hospital
A taxi driver in Wuhan, Hubei province, drove against traffic and ran red lights to rush an unconscious three-year-old girl named Yanyan to the hospital. The family had called emergency services, but were informed an ambulance would take at least 20 minutes.