Beijing, April 28 (VOICE/DPA) Five people were killed in a tornado in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou.
The news agency reported on Sunday that a further 33 people were injured in the storm.
According to official figures, the storm damaged 141 factory buildings, but no residential buildings collapsed.
According to , the rescue work has already been largely completed. In the wake of the tornado, a weather station in the Baiyun district of Guangzhou registered wind speeds of over 20 metres per second.
Just a week ago, Guangzhou and the surrounding province of Guangdong were hit by torrential rainfall, killing at least four people and forcing the evacuation of over 100,000 residents.
Guangzhou has a population of over 18 million. The provincial capital is one of the most important economic centres in the People’s Republic.
–VOICE/DPA
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