<p><br /> Gales and hailstorms have killed at least 33 people and injured more than a hundred in southwest China.<br /> </p><p><br /> Liangping, Pengshui and Dianjing counties were hit by tornado, gales and hailstorms that destroyed hundreds of homes and devastated crops.<br /> </p><p><br /> State television showed rescue workers searching through the rubble of buildings for survivors, while state news agency Xinhua estimated losses of £10 million caused by damage to crops and housing, quoting a government report.<br /> </p><p><br /> Medical and rescue workers have already been dispatched to affected areas, where many people were still stranded in the mass of rubble and mudslides.<br /> </p><p><br /> The maximum speed of the winds reached 67 mph according to state media reports.<br /> </p>
