On February 12th 2009 a gale roared across Wolong, causing more destruction on a place that is still trying to repair the wounds caused by the earthquake of May 12th 2008.

A 40 mile an hour caused sand and stone to fly, landslides caused by the earthquake to be whipped into the air. It damaged 341 temporary dwellings, 12 emergency toilets, 7 bathrooms, 65 satellite receivers and 3022 sq m of greenhouses. Some communications and power transmission lines were destroyed. The estimated cost of the damages is nearly 1 Million Yuan.

The Wolong Special Administration Region and Bureau quickly organised staff, policemen, search and rescuers and medical staff to help the people of Wolong.

Currently it has not been reported that anyone has been servilely harmed.

Locals from the area have said they could not remember a time when the winds have been so bad.