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Footage shows tornado swirling above town in northern China

Footage shows tornado swirling above town in northern China

Chinas state-run broadcaster CCTV has released footage of a tornado ripping through a town in northern China on 21 August. The tornado swirled above buildings, smashing windows of cars and apartments, and lasted for about 10 minutes.Debris stirred up by the tornado can be seen swirling into the air above Nenjiang in Heilongjiang Province. Aug 22, 2017
Thousands take part in record-breaking dance in Indonesia

Thousands take part in record-breaking dance in Indonesia

Around ten thousand people gathered in Gayo Lues, a regency in Indonesias Aceh province on Sunday, 13th August to take part in a record-breaking dance performance. The mass dance was intended to boost local tourism and featured performers dressed in traditional black, red and yellow costumes, sitting in rows and clapping their hands and swaying. The dance is formally known as saman, or dance of a thousand hands, and originates from the Gayo indigenous group in Gayo Lues. Aug 16, 2017
13 dead as deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Chinas Sichuan province

13 dead as deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Chinas Sichuan province

At least 13 people have died and 200 others injured after a powerful earthquake, striking at a depth of 20 km, hit Chinas southwestern Sichuan province late on 8 August. The magnitude seven earthquakes epicentre was near Jiuzhaigou National Park, a popular tourist destination in the country.The government of Aba Prefecture, where the park is located, reportedly said there were nearly 38,799 visitors at the park at the time of the quake. Of these, more 31,000 tourists were moved to safe places. The park has temporarily been closed for tourists. Aug 9, 2017
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