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a woman in hubei was killed by a tree. the town government said it was caused by the wind.

2024-09-24

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zhu rongchen and yin ming, reporters of the news

on september 22, a netizen posted a video saying that his sister was killed by a tree from a neighbor's house at noon on september 21. on the morning of september 23, a reporter from zonglan news (reporting wechat: zlxwbl2023) learned from the government of chaihu town, zhongxiang city, jingmen that this incident did happen and it was an accident caused by the wind. the town and the village are currently mediating.

the video posted by the netizen showed a tree falling to the ground, and a woman lying next to the tree, with blood on her head and clothes. the netizen captioned the video, "at 1:34 p.m. on september 21, 2024, my sister was hit by a tree from a neighbor's house and died on the spot." the location was mentioned as hongqi village, chaihu town, zhongxiang city, jingmen, hubei. on the morning of september 23, a reporter from zonglan news sent a private message to the netizen, but did not receive a reply before press time.

a woman lies next to a fallen tree (source/screenshot of a video posted by a netizen)

on the morning of september 23, a reporter from zonglan news contacted the hongqi village committee of chaihu town, zhongxiang city, jingmen. a staff member said that the incident did happen and that the wind blew down a tree from the villager's neighbor's house, hitting the villager and causing his death. the case is currently being mediated.

a staff member of the chaihu town government of zhongxiang city told the zonglan news reporter that a villager was indeed killed by a tree. it was an accident and the town and village are currently mediating. "the tree was blown down by natural winds. the wind was quite strong in our area a few days ago."