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China tornado: Dozens die in Jiangsu province | |
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A tornado has killed 51 people in eastern China and injured dozens more, state media say. | |
Official news agency Xinhua reports that the tornado - accompanied by torrential rain and hailstorms - hit the province of Jiangsu on Thursday afternoon. | |
Homes in Yancheng city were flattened, it adds. | Homes in Yancheng city were flattened, it adds. |
Floods in parts of southern China killed 22 people earlier this week. | |
Video from the scene of the tornado shows injured children being transported on the backs of mopeds, overturned vehicles, snapped trees and street light poles, and toppled electricity pylons. | |
Many parts of China have been hit by torrential rains this week. | Many parts of China have been hit by torrential rains this week. |
The floods in southern China displaced nearly 200,000 people, state media said. | |
Direct economic losses from the floods are estimated to be 2.7bn yuan ($410m). | |
China's vice premier Wang Yang has said that China faces volatile weather conditions as a result of the influence of El Nino on weather patterns. | China's vice premier Wang Yang has said that China faces volatile weather conditions as a result of the influence of El Nino on weather patterns. |