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At least 11 people have died after severe thunderstorms swept cities in central China\u2019s Hubei province, state media reported.<\/p>\n

Tornado videos have been circulating online, taken from the neighbouring cities of Ezhou and Huanggang.<\/p>\n

A student in Huanggang city told the BBC that he had thought it was “just an ordinary thunderstorm”, until he saw “things started flying through the air outside” the dormitory window.<\/p>\n

“A lot of students were cut by flying glass,” he said. “It wasn’t until everything had finally stopped that I realized I had just lived through a disaster.”<\/p>\n

This is a rare occurrence for the region, which last recorded a tornado in 2021, according to state media.<\/p>\n

The storms have damaged thousands of buildings and injured more than 300 residents, say local authorities, which have launched rescue and relief operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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