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Hailstones, Thundershowers Leave At Lead 12 Dead in Southern China

04/17/2011 Leave a comment

“BEIJING: At least 12 people died and 27 were injured as hailstones, thundershowers and gales hit south China’s Guangdong Province on Sunday, Xinhua quoted the ministry of civil affairs as stating.

The natural disasters, which began to savage cities including Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and Zhongshan since 12 am Sunday, affected 506.7 hectares of farmland and caused about 50 million yuan ($7.65 million) in direct economic losses, the ministry said.”  Read more.