NANJING, June 26 -- The death toll has climbed to 99 after a fierce tornado and storm hiteast China's Jiangsu Province, leaving 846 others injured, local authorities said Sunday.
A powerful tornado and hailstorm pummelled the farmland and factories in Yancheng City,Jiangsu on Thursday, toppling houses, damaging wire poles and destroying a solar panelfactory where hazardous chemicals had been stored.
The city government said in a press release that 1,591 homeless victims are staying intemporary shelters in two counties, and workers are rushing to repair electricity, waterand telecommunication facilities.
Of the injured, 107 had been discharged from hospitals as of 4 p.m. Saturday, and 152sustained serious injuries, said Wu Xiaodan, vice mayor of Yancheng City.
Zheng Yongguang with the China Meteorological Administration confirmed that an EF-4tornado with a wind speed of 73 meters/second was responsible for the damage, citingradar data and their on-site investigation. EF-4 is the second strongest rating for tornados.
Zheng said cement ships hurled upside-down onto shore and twisted communicationtowers were seen, demonstrating the power of the tornado. A primary school teacher alsorecorded a video of a funnel cloud, a key tornado indicator, using a smartphone.
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