[Clearwisdom.net] It was reported in the "Bianliang Evening Paper" on June 28, 2001 that between 5:00pm and 6:00pm on June 24, 2001, fourteen administrative villages of the three towns of Kaifeng County, namely Tushangang, Baliwan, and Luowang were hit by an exceptionally serious tornado. The stricken areas covered nineteen thousand Mu [1Mu= 0.165 acre]

The local people said that at about 5:00pm on June 24, a fierce wind howled, and rain poured down in torrents. The tornado came suddenly together with a hailstorm. Large trees were uprooted, and the leaves of the cotton seedlings were all torn off. The corn seedlings were also hit and broken. The community members said the fierce wind and the rainstorm lasted for one hour, and the hailstorm kept up for nearly ten minutes.

The statistics gathered by the relevant departments in Kaifeng County show that 26,000 Mu of crops were hit by the tornado. The most severely stricken areas covered 19,000 Mu, including 14,000 Mu of cotton, 3,700 Mu of corn, 1,100 Mu of watermelon (no harvestable growth at all), and 200 Mu of other crops. Fifty big plastic awnings were destroyed. In addition, 2,310 trees and over 80 high-voltage and low-voltage electric poles were blown down. Sixty houses owned by the general public were damaged to different degrees.

The real cause behind this disaster is that in May of this year, two Yu opera troupes from Kaifeng City and Kaifeng County slandered the heavenly Fa, Teacher Li Hongzhi and Falun Dafa. It is said that the members of the troupes have already received retribution. The head of the troupe, Liu Zhiwang was sick and hospitalized. The troupe members did not feel well after they made their performance, and they had sore throats. The main actors were no longer interested in doing the performance. The soil and water at a place will help nourish the population there. When the local authorities participated in persecuting Dafa, the karma created will also harm the local population. Everyone should know that the heavenly Law is manifesting. The tornado and the retribution received by the Yu opera troupe members were only a warning from the heavens. If the persecution of Dafa and the practitioners is not stopped, the real disasters still lie ahead. Coming to a clear understanding of the truth and helping to stop Jiang Zemin and his regime's persecution of Dafa and Dafa practitioners is the responsibility of everyone who looks forward to happiness in the future.

Posting date: 7/12/2001
Original article date: 7/11/2001
Category: Latest News from China
Translated on 7/10/2001
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.cc/mh/articles/2001/7/2/12760

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