Beijing, Aug 29 (UNI) At least eight people were killed and one seriously injured when a tornado lashed a township in China's southernmost island province of Hainan early Thursday morning, local authorities said.
The tornado hit Nada Township in the city of Danzhou at around 0400 hrs.
A workers' shed in a construction site collapsed, killing eight people on the spot, Xinhua reported. One person suffered serious injuries and another person was slightly injured.