GUANGZHOU, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A tornado hit the city of Foshan in south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday, local authorities said.

       The tornado hit Nanhai District in Foshan at around 7:20 a.m. and lasted about one minute.

       Earlier on Thursday night, a tornado that lasted five minutes hit Taiping Town in the city of Guangzhou, leading to power outages, uprooting trees and damaging houses. No casualties have been reported.