STORMS IN CHINA KILL 15 AS XI JINPING ORDERS RESCUE EFFORT

Severe storms across parts of China killed 15 people by Tuesday, according to state media reports. Hundreds more sustained injuries, and tens of thousands were evacuated from affected areas. Sixteen people remained buried following a landslide in the country's west. Xi Jinping, China's leader, called for "all out" efforts to rescue those trapped.

The storms brought tornadoes and landslides to multiple regions. The weather event followed widespread flooding in Guangxi province caused by the country's first typhoon of the year. The sequence of extreme weather events affected large populations across the affected territories.

Rescue operations continued as authorities responded to the disaster. State media provided regular updates on the death toll and casualty figures as search and recovery efforts progressed. The scale of the evacuation indicated the severity of conditions across the storm-affected regions.