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BEIJING (Reuters)
Two tornadoes wrought devastation in central China's Hubei province, killing at least 11 people, as winds of up to 149 kmph overturned cars and ripped roofs from buildings, state media said on Tuesday.
Over four hours on Monday evening, gales measuring level 13 on the extended Beaufort wind force scale swept over the cities of Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou and Xianning, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Hubei's emergency management authorities.
At least one person was still missing, the report said.
Tornadoes are extremely rare in Hubei, a major industrial, automotive manufacturing and technology hub. The last tornado in the province was in May 2021.
DISASTER FOOTAGE
Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed rescue workers in Huanggang looking at a badly damaged truck cab that appeared to have been shredded by corrugated steel torn from the roof of a nearby building.
The National Meteorological Centre said northeastern Hubei should brace for further heavy to torrential rain on Tuesday.
It also warned of heavy rain for parts of the southwestern Guangxi region, the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan, and the more northerly Jilin, Shandong and Liaoning provinces, among other areas.
The Guangxi region is still reeling from Typhoon Maysak.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "all-out efforts" to rescue those affected by the floods, CCTV reported on Tuesday.
China also faces Super Typhoon Bavi, which is tracking across the Pacific and forecast to make landfall along China's eastern coast over the weekend.
