Rescue underway as deadly China tornado affects 9,900

The disaster also damaged over 4,300 houses and flats, with many windows shattered and outer walls wrecked, and around 100 hectares of crops destroyed.

About 210 people have been rescued from damaged buildings and over 1,600 been evacuated to safety. Sixty-three people have been admitted to six local hospitals, the local government said.

Local authorities have set up four temporary settlement sites for displaced residents.