Two children killed and scores injured as dust devil lifts jumping castle into air

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Two children killed and scores injured as dust devil lifts jumping castle into air
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Inflatable play equipment, along with the children playing on it, is tossed around in the air during a freak weather event at a fair in China.

Two children are dead after a freak jumping castle accident at a fair in China, with a dust devil flinging the inflatable structure around in the air before sending it crashing to the ground.People were picked up along with the jumping castle before falling back to the groundAt least 22 people were also injured in the incident on Sunday afternoon at a pear orchard in Yucheng County, Henan province.

People can be seen bracing against the wind and ducking for cover as the wind hits and items are lifted off the ground. Dust devils are not usually considered dangerous, but can sometimes become large enough to threaten people.

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