78 killed in heavy rains in China

In China, at least 78 people died and 500 were injured in one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit east China's Jiangsu Province in decades. 

Yesterday downpours, hailstorms and the worst tornado since 1966 battered parts of Yancheng City, destroying homes and trapping hundreds of



villagers in the rubble. More deaths are feared, as search and rescue continued into today. 

The Ministry of Civil Affairs said 200 people were injured critically. Extreme weather was reported in several townships in Funing and Sheyang counties in the suburbs of Yancheng.