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8 killed after tornado hit Hainan

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2019-08-29 12:59:29Xinhua Editor : Gu Liping ECNS App Download

At least eight people died and one was seriously injured as a tornado lashed a township in China's southernmost island province of Hainan early Thursday morning, local authorities said.

The tornado hit Nada Township in the city of Danzhou at around 4 a.m. A workers' shed in a construction site collapsed, with eight people killed.

One person suffered serious injuries and another person was slightly injured. The province has sent a team to the site to guide the search and rescue work.

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