China's deadly tornado in Jiangsu: in pictures

Residents look for belongings in the rubble of a destroyed home in Funing county in Yancheng city in eastern China"s Jiangsu Province Friday, June 24, 2016.AP

Residents in Yancheng in Jiangsu were left sifting through the rubble of their destroyed homes, surrounded by fallen roofs and crumbled walls.

A woman sits with her belongings in front of the rubble of her destroyed houses after a tornado in Funing, in Yancheng, in China"s Jiangsu province on June 24, 2016.AFP

Whole villages were levelled and trees felled after winds of up to 125 km/h (77 miles) struck the city.

A resident walks in the rubble of destroyed houses after a tornado in Funing, in Yancheng, in China's Jiangsu province on June 24, 2016.AFP

Close to 100 people were killed and hundreds injured.

A victim with a head injury lies on a stretcher at the hospital in Funing, in Yancheng, in China"s Jiangsu province on June 24, 2016AFP

Rescuers were seen carrying injured villagers into ambulances and delivering food and water to others.

Chinese paramilitary policemen work near damaged factory buildings in Funing county in Yancheng city in eastern China"s Jiangsu Province Friday, June 24, 2016.AP

The search for survivors in the debris has now been completed and the clean-up operation is under way.

Pylons buckled, cable coiled up by side of road on Jiangsu highway bridge

China's President Xi Jinping has ordered "all-out rescue efforts" after one of the worst disasters to ever hit the province.

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