Deadly tornado rips through China province of Jiangsu
CHINA state media is reporting that 51 people have been killed in a terrifying tornado that ripped through a province, destroying buildings in its path.
CHINA state media is reporting that 51 people have been killed in a terrifying tornado that ripped through a province, destroying buildings in its path.
Pictures emerged on social media of the destruction caused from the tornado as it went through the eastern province of Jiangsu.
China Central Television News (CCTV) reports the Yancheng weather bureau has issued a storm alert, saying there could be six more hours of dangerous conditions expected.
People in the area were warned to stay indoors.
Breaking: 51 killed by extreme weather of thunder, lightning, rainstorm, hailstorm, tornado in east China’s Jiangsu pic.twitter.com/TEiXryMVHA
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 23, 2016
#BREAKING Death toll from hailstorm and cyclone rises to 51 in northern Jiangsu pic.twitter.com/irmF9WhOAW
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) June 23, 2016
51 Killed in Tornado and Hail in East China https://t.co/xpaKkyB15A pic.twitter.com/uwg0BWbV29
— China Plus News (@ChinaPlusNews) June 23, 2016
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