A tornado toppled homes Thursday in Yanchen, East China’s Jiangsu province. Some 11 villages in East China’s Jiangsu province were hit, leaving one dead and injuring 37 people in the province as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Photo: VCG

A roof of a house is left exposed in Yanchen. The tornado left a trail of destruction that caused an estimated 68 million yuan in damages. Photo: VCG

Building debris lies scattered in a yard of a house Thursday in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG

A man inspects a damaged house in Lianyungang’s Guanyun county after the tornado struck. Photo: VCG

A resident cleans up her damaged house. Photo: VCG

A man picks up debris in his yard. Photo: VCG

Damaged vehicles sit in a village in Lianyungang. Photo: VCG

A corn plantation in Guanyun county was flattened Thursday. The storm caused widespread damage in Jiangsu. Photo: VCG