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Severe weather kills 23 in central China
Published on: 2010-05-06
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(CNN) -- Severe wind and rain in central China killed at least 23 people and injured 161 others early Thursday morning, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.


Liangping County was hit by a tornado and a hailstorm that left six people dead and another 34 injured, Xinhua reported.


An additional 17 people died and 127 people were injured in neighboring Dianjiang County due to severe weather, the news agency said, though it did not give the exact nature of the storm.


The severe weather struck around China's Chongqing municipality -- which encompasses both counties -- around 2 a.m. (2 p.m. ET Wednesday), Xinhua reported. Chongqing is about 1,900 kilometers (1181 miles) west of Shanghai.


The injured have been taken to local hospitals, Xinhua reported.

 

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