Chinese city locks down neighbourhood amid virus surge
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has shut down a neighbourhood and ordered its residents to stay at home for door-to-door coronavirus testing following a surge in infections.Guangzhou, a business and industrial centre north of Hong Hong, has reported 20 new cases over the past week.
A powerful tornado struck Guangzhou, China's southern mega-city, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the loss of five lives and injuring 33 individuals. The severe weather, accompanied by heavy rain and hailstorms, lashed the capital of Guangdong province. Authorities classified the tornado as level three in intensity, indicating significant destruction but lower than the highest level of five. State news agency Xinhua reported that an investigation into the extent of damage caused by the tornado was underway.
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