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Extreme weather kills 98 in east China

(Xinhua)    09:36, June 24, 2016

At least 78 people died and 500 were injured in one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit Jiangsu in decades Thursday.

YANCHENG, June 24, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A rescuer searches for the survivors in Beichen Village of Funing County, Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 24, 2016. At least 98 people died and 800 were injured in one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit Jiangsu in decades Thursday. Downpours, hailstorms and the worst tornado since 1966 battered parts of Yancheng City at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, destroying homes and trapping hundreds of villagers in the rubble. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing)


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