STORY: Eyewitness video captured the dramatic scene when a tornado hit near a geopark in China's Inner Mongolia region on Monday (August 4), sending debris flying near the long funnel cloud as people looked on.

The footage obtained by Reuters showed clouds swirling above the narrow brown tornado column as the vortex of strong wind gusts sent debris flying everywhere.

Reuters was able to verify the location of the footage from the utility tower, building exterior, road layout and terrain which matched file and satellite images. Date of footage was verified by a state media report.

No casualties were reported from the incident, according to the state media report.

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VIDEO SHOWS: CLOUDS SWIRLING ABOVE LONG TORNADO COLUMN

Verified by:

- Utility tower, building exterior and terrain match file and satellite images

- Vehicle, road surface and layout match file images and corroborating footage

- Date was verified by state media reports

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SHOWS: ULANQAB, INNER MONGOLIA AUTONOMOUS REGION, CHINA (AUGUST 4, 2025) (ORIGINALLY FILMED IN PORTRAIT) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No resale / No archive / News use only)

1. CLOUDS SWIRLING ABOVE LONG TORNADO COLUMN, DEBRIS FLYING, FINGERS POINTING UPWARDS