Hail, thunderstorms rock Guangdong — 17 people dead (check out the video)
Posted: 04/18/2011 2:49 pmDay turned into night yesterday afternoon in southern Guangdong for one of this area’s famous thunder and lightning storms.
The storms left 17 people dead, according to this report from UPI:
The death toll from the weekend storm had risen to at least 17 with another 118 injured by Monday in the southern province’s Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing and Dongguan cities, flood control officials said.
Lashing rains were accompanied by gale force winds of more than 101 miles per hour and hailstones, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Most of the victims were killed or injured by collapsing structures and flying objects, the report said.
Some cities were harder hit than others. But to get an idea how bad it was, take a look at this Youku video (h/t to @youkubuzz) shot in Guangzhou.
