Storm hits C China, 1 Dead
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 A girl helps an old man carry his bicycle across a tree blown down by a storm in Luoyang on Sept 4. Storms swept Luoyang, central China's Henan Province from 7:00 AM Saturday. 15 villages have been hit by gales, hail and heavy rains. The bad weather left one person dead, and cut down electricity and telecommunication in some villages as well as destroying three bridges and blocking several roads, causing an estimated 900 million yuan (US$132 million) in losses. [Xinhua] |
 A farmer inspects corn crop damaged by storms which hit the farmland just before they was due to be harvest in Luoyang on Sept 4. [Xinhua]
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