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China tornado wrecks 650 homes and kills one person


    BEIJING (Reuters) - A tornado in China tore up 650 houses in just five minutes and damaged nearly 1,000, state media said on Sunday, but only one person died.

    The tornado touched down in the eastern province of Anhuion Saturday, causing 18.5 million yuan (1.36 million pounds) inlosses.

    Forty-five people, including eight seriously wounded, weretaken to hospital after the tornado hit in Lingbi county,Xinhua news agency said.

    One 76-year-old villager died on the way to hospital.

    More than 20,000 people were "affected" by the tornado and950 were relocated, Xinhua said.

    (Reporting by Nick Macfie; Editing by Valerie Lee)