YANCHENG, China (AFP) — Emergency personnel mounted rescue efforts amid scenes of carnage Friday as the toll from hurricane-force winds and a tornado in China rose to at least 98 dead, with hundreds more injured. Whole villages were levelled and huge trees felled when winds of up to 125 kilometers (77 miles) per hour struck around Yancheng city, the official Xinhua news agency said. So far 98 people have been confirmed dead and about 800 […]





