Tornado kills five, injures dozens and levels part of city as it sweeps into southern China

An aerial view shows damaged buildings in the aftermath of a tornado in Guangming village in south China's Guangdong Province. Photo: AP

Ken Miller

Aerial photos have revealed wide devastation in part of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou after a tornado swept through the area, killing five people and injuring dozens of others.

As businesses and residents began cleaning up the debris, images from Chinese state media show street after street of flattened buildings in the hardest-hit area, with a few clusters of buildings standing amid the destruction.