Whirlwind at Changi East development site a rare landspout: MSS

The video of the landspout circulated on several social media platforms on Tuesday. - SCREENGRAB FROM SINGAPORE ROAD ACCIDENT/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A whirlwind of debris at a development project, which includes the site for Changi Airport Terminal 5, seen in a video that had made the rounds online is a landspout, said the weatherman.

The video of the landspout circulated on several social media platforms on Tuesday (May 2), and shows debris being lifted into the air in an upward circular motion, with dark clouds looming over the construction site.