东莞遭暴风雨及冰雹袭击 致9人死亡272人受伤

A rare storm has left nine people dead and 272 injured in south China's Guangdong Province, local government said on Thursday.

据东莞市政府周四（3月21日）通报，昨日一场罕见的雷雨灾害袭击这座中国南部城市，致使9人身亡、272人受伤。

The thunderstorm and hail hit Dongguan City on Wednesday afternoon, with winds of up to 176.8 km per hour and maximum precipitation of 40.6 mm, said a spokesman for the Dongguan city government. This was the strongest tornado to hit Dongguan since its meteorological records began.

本周三下午，东莞市遭受了暴雨大风及冰雹的侵袭，据当地市政府发言人称，当天最高风速达到176.8千米/时，最强降雨量达到40.6毫米。这是自东莞市有气象记录以来所经历的最为严重的一场龙卷风。

As of 10 a.m. on Thursday, the storm had resulted in nine deaths and 158 hospitalizations, 11 of those in a critical condition. The property losses are also being counted.

截止到周四上午10点，这场灾害已导致9人死亡，另有158人住院治疗，其中11人处于危险状态。所造成的财产损失正在统计中。