After the floods experienced earlier in eight of China's provinces, killing dozens and displacing thousands, the country experienced another disaster, as a tornado and hail kill numerous people.

In a report by BBC, a tornado and a hail storm killed around 98 people and injured hundreds in the east Chinese province of Jiangsu. China's state media also said that the hail storm and tornado was accompanied by heavy rains on Thursday afternoon. The winds reached up to 125 kilometers per hour.

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Rescue efforts for the survivors have been halted due to the heavy rains and the possibility of more hailstorms and tornadoes. Rescuers have been carrying injured villagers into ambulances and have delivered water and food to the families affected. Tents and other emergency supplies have also been sent to the province from China's capital, Beijing.

Aside from the deaths, buildings, trees, power lines, and vehicles have been destroyed. The Jiangsu province is around 800 kilometers from Beijing.

The disaster has been declared as a national-level emergency. President Xi Jinping had to order the central government to provide what the people need as he was on his way to Uzbekistan.

One of the villagers, Wang Shuqing, said in an interview with the Associated Press, "The people inside tried to run outside, but the wind was too strong so they couldn't. My family members were all inside, they all died. The police then came and took the bodies out, I can't bear it."

Other residents said that they felt like it was the end of the world for them.

Some of the photos from the area show bodies lying in the open, while some are buried in rubble.

Tornadoes hit southern China during the summer, but this one resulted in the most casualties and damages ever recorded.

This year, the water levels in some major rivers have exceeded the previous high, recorded back in 1998.  

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