Beijing, April 18: Twelve people were killed and 27 others injured as hailstones, thundershower and gales pounded China’s southern Guangdong province Sunday, a media report said.
Cities such as Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan and Zhongshan were affected, China Daily reported quoting the civil affairs ministry.
Over 500 hectares of farmland were affected and direct economic losses were estimated at about 50 million yuan (about $7 million).
The Guangdong provincial government has dispatched a team of relief workers to the affected area. The injured were shifted to hospital.
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