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China weather: Tornado and hail kill scores in Jiangsu | |
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A tornado and hailstorm have killed at least 78 people and injure nearly 500 in the east Chinese province of Jiangsu, according to state media. | |
Accompanied by torrential rain, the tornado struck the outskirts of the city of Yancheng on Thursday afternoon. | |
Nearly 500 people were injured, 200 of them critically, and a number of homes were flattened. | |
Floods in parts of southern China killed 22 people earlier this week. | 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. | 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. |
"It was like the end of the world," local resident Xie Litian told state news agency Xinhua. | |
"I heard the gales and ran upstairs to shut the windows. I had hardly reached the top of the stairs when I heard a boom and saw the entire wall with the windows on it torn away." | |
President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out rescue efforts" to help those affected by the storms. | |
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. | 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). | Direct economic losses from the floods are estimated to be 2.7bn yuan ($410m). |
Vice-Premier Wang Yang said China faced volatile weather conditions as a result of the influence of El Nino on weather patterns. |