At least 7 dead, nearly 100 injured after tornado rips through northeast China
May 16th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by BNO News ( Leave a comment )HARBIN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — At least seven people were killed and nearly 100 others were injured after a tornado tore through eight townships in northeast China on Saturday, state media reported on Sunday.
Some three dozen townships of Suihua City in Heilongjiang Province, about 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) from the provincial capital Harbin, were battered by violent weather - which included strong winds and a hailstorm.
The state-run Xinhua news wire reported that at least 3,684 people were evacuated from 28 townships of Suihua City.
A powerful tornado ripped through at least townships of Hailun City, according to Xinhua. It said the Minqiang Village of Gongrong township was hit the hardest, where the roof of every house was uplifted.
The report said a total of seven people died in the tornado, while at least 98 others were injured. Rescue works are continuing.
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