BEIJING - Six people were killed and 10 injured when a lightning strike caused a park pavilion to collapse in eastern China, state media reported on Aug 12.

       The accident took place in the city of Changzhou in Jiangsu province on Aug 11, state news agency Xinhua said.

       The 10 injured people were in stable condition and an investigation into the accident was being carried out, state broadcaster CCTV said.

       China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rain across the east and south, and much of the north sweltering in successive heatwaves.

       In July, heavy rain in the northern province of Shaanxi caused a highway bridge to collapse, killing at least 38 people.

       Climate change, which scientists say is exacerbated by greenhouse gas emissions, is making these types of extreme weather phenomena more frequent and more intense. AFP