The tornado hit three villages around Tianchang in Anhui province on Tuesday, destroying more than 100 houses, the official Xinhua news agency said. The bodies of seven people had been recovered from the rubble.

State television showed footage of uprooted trees, toppled electric poles and a truck blown into a river.

Of the 93 injured, 35 were in serious condition, Xinhua said. A further 200 people had been evacuated.

Seven people were killed in Gaoyou city in neighboring Jiangsu province, the agency said, adding that 53 were injured.

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