THIS is the terrifying moment a violent tornado ripped through a Chinese city forcing residents to flee for their lives.
A super typhoon has gripped parts of the country, causing flash flooding that has left several people dead.
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Market stalls were completely destroyed by 160mph winds
An aerial view of the city streets paints an apocalyptic scene
Debris smashed through a restaurant’s glass door Credit: X
Trees were torn from the ground by the violent gusts Credit: X
Shocking footage from the tornado that struck Ezhou, Hubei, shows locals running for cover as extreme winds of up to 160mph destroy everything in their path.
In one clip, a restaurant’s glass door is shattered as debris travelling at frightening speeds smashes into everything in its path.
Trees were torn from their roots and market stalls were left crumpled into a heap.
An aerial view of the city’s streets reveals an apocalyptic scene in the aftermath.
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A view from an airplane window shows the typhoon forming over Nanning Credit: Getty
Water flows through a burst reservoir dam wall, following heavy rains Credit: Reuters
The wreckage covers every square foot of concrete and devastated locals can be seen scrambling to deal with the fallout.
Flooding has killed at least two people in the southern Chinese city of Nanning, officials said on Monday, as rivers and reservoirs swelled with the path of Typhoon Maysak.
Forecasters have warned that another super typhoon is also threatening the country’s eastern coast.
Typhoon Maysak lashed large swathes of Vietnam and China‘s southern island province of Hainan over the weekend.
Violent torrents of water have destroyed everything in their path Credit: X
Horrified restaurant customers duck for cover as the tornado takes hold Credit: X
It is expected to dump the water it sucked up along the South China Sea as it heads inland.
Floods have already affected around 55,000 people in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, with water spilling over or breaking through barriers at three reservoirs, deputy mayor Wei Jiang said late on Monday.
Officials raised the city’s flood emergency response to its highest level, warning “extremely heavy rain” could make the situation worse and hamper rescue efforts.
In Guigang, around 170 miles away, floodwater transformed a major road into a vast lake, swallowing cars and sending muddy torrents crashing down a hillside into a construction site.
The Ministry of Water Resources said water levels at Guigang Hydrological Station had surged to 138ft by 12.30pm local time.
Further south in Fangchenggang, another video showed a small car being swept down a flooded street.
Water reached the steering wheel of a second vehicle as a man fought to stop his electric scooter from being dragged away by the current.
China is also bracing for Super Typhoon Bavi as the monster storm barrels across the Pacific towards Taiwan.
The US National Weather Service said Bavi was packing winds of up to 180mph as it swept past Guam, Tinian, Saipan and Rota on Monday.
Weather authorities said the typhoon is expected to bring strong winds and torrential rain to eastern China from Thursday.
China has faced a summer of extreme weather, and analysts say weather-related disasters wipe out tens of billions of dollars in economic activity every year as factories shut, cities flood and crops are destroyed.
Typhoon Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan on Friday, the first tropical cyclone to hit mainland China this year, before striking Vietnam on Jattvibeday and moving towards Guangxi.
In the Vietnamese border town of Mong Cai, state media reported the storm tore roofs from buildings and brought down trees.
Forecasters have warned of more heavy rain across Guangxi, Guizhou and Hunan in the coming days.
Together, the three provinces are home to more than 150 million people.
China’s state planner has released 100 million yuan (£11million) for relief efforts in Guangxi.
The finance ministry and emergency management authorities have provided a further 160 million yuan (£17.5m) to support flood and typhoon response work across six regions, including Guangxi.
