China tornadoes kill 10, injure hundreds

State media says at least six people died in the inland city of Wuhan, where Covid-19 first emerged in late 2019

Back-to-back tornadoes killed at least 10 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, officials and state media have reported.

Six people died in the inland city of Wuhan and four others in the town of Shengze, about 400km (250 miles) east, in Jiangsu province, local government statements said.

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