India, July 7 -- A violent tornado ripped through Huanggang city in China's Hubei province, tearing off roofs, uprooting trees and hurling debris across streets, as severe storms and torrential rain wreaked havoc across large parts of the country.

Videos circulating on social media captured the massive twister carving a path of destruction through the city, while deadly weather across central and southern China has claimed at least 10 lives, according to a Bloomberg report.

According to Chinese state media, a severe convective storm in the central province of Hubei killed eight people and left one person missing, the report added.

State broadcaster CCTV, citing regional authorities, said multiple areas in the province experienced destr...