234-meter high-rise

Storm whirls window cleaners through the air

(Bild: kameraone)

Around a dozen window cleaners in Beijing have narrowly escaped disaster: In the middle of their work, they were surprised by a storm that put their lives in danger.

The workers were cleaning the windows on a 234-metre-high skyscraper when strong gusts of wind suddenly came up. The window cleaners were literally whirled through the air.

The window cleaners were literally whirled through the air.(Bild: kameraone)

After some anxious moments, however, the cleaners were rescued from the building of the state television station. The workers escaped with a fright.