Tornado hits China’s hail-battered southern city of Guangzhou as province battles deadly floods with more rain forecast

Authorities said the tornado was of level-three intensity, two points lower than the highest level of five. An investigation into the damage caused is under way, state news agency Xinhua reported.

The weather station in Liangtian village in Guangzhou’s Baiyun district, roughly 2.8km (1.7 miles) from the tornado’s point of occurrence, registered a maximum wind gust of 20.6 metres per second at around 3pm, Xinhua said.

Record-breaking floods hit China’s Guangdong, killing 4 and displacing thousands

City authorities had earlier in the day issued thunderstorm, rainstorm, hailstorm and tornado warnings in many districts.