Tornado, hailstorms kill at least 24, injure hundreds in China AT LEAST 24 people died and scores were injured after a tornado carrying huge hailstones lashed southern China, causing widespread devastation and a ferry to capsize, domestic media reported Thursday. Local villagers search for their belongings among a collapsed building on March 20, 2013 in Daoxian, China after a tornado and hailstorm. Picture: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images More storms bringing rain, wind and hail are forecast for the south of the country over the next three days, Xinhua reported on Thursday night, citing the National Meteorological Centre. A fallen tree lies on top of a parked car in Dongguan, China. At least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a tornado hail storm hit the city.