Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here are some of the latest images from the newswires showing the devastation to the Texas town of Perryton, after a tornado ripped through the town on Thursday evening killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. Damaged pickup trucks sit among debris after a tornado passed through a residential area in Perryton, Texas. Photograph: David Erickson/AP A vehicle sits by a destroyed business as cleanup efforts continue Friday, in Perryton, Texas. Photograph: Alex Driggars/AP A handout photo made available by the Booker Fire Department shows the damages of an overnight tornado in Perryton, Texas. Photograph: Booker Fire Department/EPA Extreme rainfall and heat hit China amid Asian heatwave Many people in China have also experienced a variety of weather extremes in recent days, with parts of southern and eastern China seeing prolonged periods of torrential rainfall, as the summer rains known as “dragon boat water” got off to a remarkable start. The city of Yulin in the Guangxi region experienced …

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