The dramatic moment gale-force winds rip off airport roof in China
Passengers fled in panic after gale-force winds ripped off roofing at an airport in eastern China.
Changbei Airport in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, was hit by high winds on Sunday, Huashang Daily reported.
In footage shared on social media, passengers scream and run after the covering over an entrance to a departure hall collapses during the gales.
Weather forecasters said the winds reached speeds of over 30 metres a second, equivalent to a violent storm and one category below a hurricane.
A spokeswoman for the airport said flights were suspended briefly because the winds lasted for only a short time. The airport was running as normal on Monday.
One witness told the news website Qq.com: “We saw the sky turn dark. Then suddenly the winds became really, really heavy.