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Tornado kills 6, injures nearly 200 in China

  • 04 Jul 2019
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A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said on Thursday. AFP

A Tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said on Thursday.

The Tornado hit Kaiyuan in Liaoning province on Wednesday afternoon, tearing down trees and electricity poles, smashing the windows of apartment buildings, and knocking down some brick walls.

More than 190 people were injured and 43 of them were hospitalised, the Kaiyuan public security bureau said on the Weibo social media platform.

Agence France-Presse

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