Tornado kills 1 in eastern China as country faces high temps

BEIJING (AP) — A tornado blew through 11 villages in a farming region of eastern China, damaging homes, killing at least one person and injuring 25 others. The homes and property of more than 2,000 people were damaged when the twister struck Wednesday in a province south of Beijing. Media reported the estimated cost of damage was more than $9.6 million. Tornadoes are relatively rare in China, though its worst in recent decades killed 98 people in 2016. China has seen record high temperatures and unusually heavy rainfall this year. Temperatures as high as 109 degrees Fahrenheit were forecast until the end of the month for a broad swath of China.