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| China extreme weather: Dozens die in Jiangsu province | |
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| Fifty-one people have died and dozens have been injured in eastern China as a result of extreme weather events, Chinese state media says. | |
| News agency Xinhua reports that the province of Jiangsu was hit by lightning, rainstorms, hailstorms and a tornado. | |
| Homes in Yancheng city were flattened as storms hit on Thursday afternoon, it said. | |
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